PharmedOut On Opioids

Survey of opioid prescribing among dentists indicates need for more effective education regarding pain management. Journal of American Dental Association. February 2022. 

Increase your Confidence in Opioid Prescribing: Marketing Messages in Continuing Medical Education Activities on ER/LA Opioids. Pain Physician. January 2021.
A study that shows the industry-funded continuing education on opioids required by the FDA under a REMS misrepresents evidence and may increase, rather than decrease, opioid prescribing. 

Continuing Medical Education and the Marketing of Fentanyl for Breakthrough Pain: Marketing Messages in an Industry‐Funded CME Module on Breakthrough Pain World Medical & Health Policy. March 2019.

Patient Influencers Paid By Pharmaceutical Companies Should Be Required To Disclose Industry Ties. Health Affairs Forefront. Judy Butler Adriane Fugh-Berman. January 2020.

There’s trouble with tramadol that patients should know. The Columbus Dispatch. Adriane Fugh-Berman. March 2020.

Letter in support of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain 

Sophie Krensky testimony in front of the DC Council on behalf of the DC Center for Rational Prescribing (DCRx) (skip to 2:02:30). January 2019.

Industry-funded attacks on the CDC’s opioid prescribing guideline are eroding public health. STAT News. Ben Goodwin, Judy Butler and Adriane Fugh-Berman. June 2019.

Opioids are still overprescribed. TribLive. Judy Butler and Adriane Fugh-Berman. August 2019.

As I See It: An industry report in government clothing. Telegram & Gazette. Judy Butler and Adriane Fugh-Berman. August 2019.

Continuing Medical Education and the Marketing of Fentanyl for Breakthrough Pain: Marketing Messages in an Industry‐Funded CME Module on Breakthrough Pain. World Medical & Health Policy. Margaret Infeld, Alicia Bell, Clare Marlin, Stephanie Waterhouse, Nicole Uliassi, Adriane Fugh‐Berman (March 2019)

 Women and the Opioid Epidemic. National Women's Health Network. Megan Whiteman, Alycia Hogenmiller, and Dr. Fugh-Berman  (January/February 2018)

Rx for Change: Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain. National Women's Health Network. Dr. Fugh-Berman and Dr. Charlea Massion (January/February 2018)

Fentanyl at Your Door: Who are Pain Groups Advocating For?  The Hastings Center for Bioethics. Breon Wise, Stephanie Obiorah, Jane Kim, Joy Eckert, Sophie Krensky and Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman (April 2018)

Dr. Fugh-Berman presented at the California Society of Addiction Medicine's conference on social psychology techniques used to manipulate physicians' therapeutic choices and overprescription of opioids. (September 2018)

Drug companies should help pay for opioid harm. The Buffalo News. Adriane Fugh-Berman and Sophie Krensky (December 2018)

Is the opioid epidemic now the fentanyl epidemic? The Baltimore Sun. Sophie Krensky, Ben Goodwin, and Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman (December 2018)

5 myths about opioids. Chicago Tribune. Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman (January 2018)