Hospital

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices recently added new best practices for improving patient safety in hospitals.

Pharmacists are the crux of successful care transitions between hospitals and post-acute care facilities.

Black children with severe pain are less likely to receive opioids in emergency rooms than white children.

The placebo effect is growing stronger in US clinical trials for chronic pain medications.

Citing a rare yet serious risk of slowed breathing, the FDA is evaluating the use of the opioid pain medication tramadol (Ultram, Ultram ER, Conzip) in the pediatric population.

Pregabalin and gabapentin are often considered first-line treatments for various neuropathic pain syndromes, generally irrespective of cause.