For a patient, the statistics paint a grim picture regarding the effects of opioids. Every day, more than 115 people die from opioid overdoses. A one-day use of an opioid prescription may pose a six percent risk of long-term opioid use, and dependency can start within three days of initial opioid use.
Summa Health, a nonprofit integrated healthcare delivery system in Northeast Ohio, is more committed than ever to conquer the opioid crisis. To support this commitment, it has set a goal to eliminate opiates from its operating rooms completely.
This case study details the extensive efforts that Mark, Feucht, and Huth applied to find an FDA registered 503B outsourcing partner that could efficiently and effectively manufacture and deliver the opioid-free nerve block agent to their health system.
