Pain Management

Some patients are hesitant to use this class of drugs because of the stigma of potential addiction.

Health care providers should use the treat-to-target approach to achieve the best outcomes for rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Focusing on the criminal operations of criminal dispensers and prescribers can end in conviction.

The higher dose is only approved for patients with ulcerative colitis, and not for RA.

Previous research has found illicit opiates may exacerbate asthma.

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A comprehensive approach requires that patients play an active role in determining medication and nonpharmacologic treatments.

Patients who transitioned to COT, which is defined as daily or near-daily use of opioids for at least 90 days, had total health care expenditures that were $4607 higher than those of patients who did not continue long-term opioid use.

Opioids were involved in over two-thirds of overdose deaths in 2017.

Just under one-fourth of all Americans have arthritis.

Safety data came from both phase 3 studies as well as a phase 2 study of Dextenza, which together totaled 351 patients.

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.