Pain Management

Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 Is an attempt to eliminate ‘patient brokering’.

Study suggests up to 75% of online pharmacies are illegitimate and pose serious health concerns.

Investigators found that approximately 36% of the patients studied received a dosage strength of 250 mg of morphine over a 5-day period, above the CDC’s threshold for risky opioid prescribing.

In the United States, it is estimated that 34 million school hours and $45 billion are lost each year to unplanned dental care.

New online training program is being deployed in response to data indicating a surge in opioid-related overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Olicerdine is indicated for patients with severe pain who require an intravenous opioid when alternative treatments prove inadequate.

The Department of Health and Human Services awarded $101 million, mostly to rural communities, to fight the opioid epidemic.

With a growing number of products containing cannabidiol and kratom available in the marketplace, many pharmacists and pharmacy students are increasingly being asked to discuss the use of these products.

Perhaps no other health care worker has been exposed to the opioid epidemic more frequently than pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.

In a recent statement, the FDA provided some guidelines for health care professionals when prescribing or renewing an opioid analgesic or medicine to treat opioid use disorder.

The FDA released a recent statement explaining that it is now recommending all pharmacists discuss naloxone with patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines to treat opioid use disorder (OUD).

The results of a level 1 trauma center study have shown that ibuprofen injection (Caldolor, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals) significantly reduces the quantity of opioids required to manage pain after a traumatic injury with fracture.

The medication is indicated for the relief of mild to moderate pain caused by acute musculoskeletal disorders.

With medicinal cannabis research in its infancy, many health care providers are unsure how to provide accurate counseling and appropriate treatment to their patients.

Health care compliance analytics can be used to roll out institution-wide training and education programs to deter sloppy or nefarious behavior related to controlled substances.

The study concluded that pharmacists reportedly scored higher on the knowledge test than neurologists and nurse practitioners.

Low back pain is one of the leading reasons people seek medical care and the number 1 cause of disability globally.

Women are more likely to receive multiple opioid prescriptions, study finds.

Peripherally acting M-opioid receptor antagonists can improve quality of life but differ variably by impact from concomitant medications.

The pharmaceutical industry is already seeing the immense benefit of AI and machine-learning technology.

Research shows that the over-prescribing of opioids for short term pain management is a widespread issue in the United States.

Which natural product or herbal medication could cause a severe phototoxic reaction to laser treatment?

Including medication disposal methods with prescriptions could reduce opioid diversion and childhood poisonings.

Sub-optimally managed pain is the outcome of a reactionary position to the opioid epidemic.

Migraines are a common condition, affecting about 38 million people in the United States and about 10% of people worldwide.