Background: Communication related to medications is an important metric on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey to measure patient experience after discharge from the hospital. There are many factors which can lead to poor communication about medications (Figure 1). Over 20% of readmissions can be related to medications, and of […]

Background: Opioid analgesia is an important treatment modality for patients with chronic pain, including pain attributed to cancer- and noncancer-related illness. Unfortunately, an estimated 40%–80% of opioid users experience opioid-induced constipation (OIC). Methylnaltrexone (MNTX) is indicated for the treatment of OIC. In clinical trials, the most common adverse events (AEs) were gastrointestinal (GI) in nature. […]