Pain Management

Opioid use in the United States has exploded in recent years, from about 100 million prescriptions filled in 1992 to nearly 250 million in 2015.

Let’s get back to dealing with each person claiming to be in legitimate pain and believe them until we have solid evidence that they are scamming the system.

The Committees voted 12 to 5 that the drug should be labeled as an abuse-deterrent product by the nasal route of abuse, but they voted 10 to 7 that the drug should not be labeled as an abuse-deterrent product by the intravenous route of abuse.

Once on preventive therapy, these neuroscience specialist pharmacists will offer coaching for members to achieve optimal medication adherence, and to help members avoid migraine triggers.

A new study has found that arthritis is commonly reported in older adults with varying degrees of depression, highlighting the importance of screening and treating arthritis-related pain in these patients.

The appropriate and safe use of pain medications is of great concern in the United States.

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Vizuri Health Sciences’ PainBloc24®, a new topical analgesic product containing capsaicin, has arrived on the retail market.

Ned Milenkovich, PharmD, JD, is chairman of the health care law practice at Much Shelist PC in Chicago, and former vice chairman of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy. In this video, he discusses hemp regulation.

Pharmacists can play an important role in medication management, and prevention strategies for low back pain.

Clinicians generally have 2 options for women who develop endometriosis: surgery or medical therapies. The goal is to address active symptoms, prevent recurrence, and control pain.

Ned Milenkovich, PharmD, JD, is chairman of the health care law practice at Much Shelist PC in Chicago, and former vice chairman of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy. In this video, he discusses hemp, and why it is drawing increased attention from the pharmacuetical industry.

Opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the united states, with the rising number of opioid-related overdoses and deaths alarming drug manufacturers, health care providers, lawmakers, and patients alike.

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The FDA has approved AbbVie's elagolix (Orilissa) product, a drug specifically developed for women with moderate to severe endometriosis pain.

Acute pain is one of the most common complaints that lead Americans to access the health care system, resulting in more than 115 million emergency department visits each year.

The discontinuation of opioid therapy may address the rising death toll caused by drug overdoses while maintaining or potentially improving chronic, non-cancer pain in patients, according to a recent study.

Studies suggest vitamin D deficiency is associated with higher risk of pain, so shouldn’t vitamin D supplementation decrease pain?

Three pain societies have come together to create consensus guidelines for treating both acute and chronic pain with ketamine, an old drug seeing a resurgence.

REMOXY ER is an abuse-deterrent, oral formulation of the widely prescribed opioid medication oxycodone.

The FDA voted against recommendign oxycodone extended-release capsules (REMOXY ER, Pain Therapeutics) for approval for the management of pain severe enough to require long-term, around-the-clock opioid treatment, during a joint meeting of the agency’s Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee (AADPAC), and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee (DSARM).

Researchers were not able to predict factors that would indicate that pharmacists actually dispense the medication.

Half of people who have diabetes eventually develop diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and the warning signs are sensory symptoms that start in the distant periphery and progressing in a characteristic 'glove and stocking' way.

Health care professionals and consumers are encouraged to report any adverse events related to these products to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program.

Opioid use, abuse, and associated deaths have skyrocketed in the United States over the past decade. Since 1999, the number of opioid-related deaths has quadrupled