This week on Pharm5:

• CDC Opioid Prescribing and Tapering Guidance


• NAPLEX Scoring Errors from NABP


• Third COVID vax is helpful, fourth is not


• USPSTF Recommendations for Hormone Use


• 2022 Flu Season Hitting Early

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References:

1. CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for prescribing opioids for pain - united states, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://bit.ly/3Ej7Ejv. Published November 3, 2022. Accessed November 9, 2022.


2. Brooks M. New CDC guidance on prescribing opioids for pain. Medscape. http://bit.ly/3EeuLKX.  Published November 4, 2022. Accessed November 9, 2022.


3. @NABP. Posted November 10, 2022. Accessed November 10, 2022. https://twitter.com/nabp/status/1590809815156137995.


4. Canetti M, Barda N, Gilboa M, et al. Six-month follow-up after a fourth BNT162b2 vaccine dose. New England Journal of Medicine. November 2022. doi:10.1056/nejmc2211283


5. Chalkias S, Harper C, Vrbicky K, et al. A bivalent omicron-containing booster vaccine against covid-19. New England Journal of Medicine. 2022;387(14):1279-1291. doi:10.1056/nejmoa2208343


6. Hormone therapy in postmenopausal persons: Primary prevention of chronic conditions. Recommendation: Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Persons: Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce. http://bit.ly/3NY7Tnh.  Published November 1, 2022. Accessed November 10, 2022.


7. Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://bit.ly/3TshBiV. Published November 10, 2022. Accessed November 10, 2022.


8. Influenza activity and composition of the 2022–23 influenza vaccine - United States, 2021–22 season. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://bit.ly/3DWJgTi. Published July 21, 2022. Accessed November 10, 2022.