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Pharmacists, being one of the most accessible health care professionals, are critical pieces of the opioid tapering program puzzle.

Opioid Tapering: Pharmacists Can Make a Difference  

Danish analysis looks at the relationship between the therapy and cardiovascular adverse effects, particularly arrhythmias.

Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain Shows Link to  Small Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorders

In New York’s medical cannabis program, research showed that patients’ preference around potency differed among users, regardless of their health conditions. 

Study: Medical Cannabis Patients Prefer High-THC Products

Analysis looks at those with arthritis, chronic pain, headaches, lower back pain, and neuropathic pain between 2012 and 2019.

Opioid Prescriptions for US Patients With Cancer, Non-Cancer Pain Falls, Study Results Show

On the first episode, Jeremy Sasser and Jessica Langley-Loep, from the National Healthcareer Association, discuss pharmacy technician's perceptions of patients who may have opioid use disorder.

Pharmacy Focus: Technician Edition With NHA - Technician Perceptions of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

Febuxostat) Uloric is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor indicated for the chronic management of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.

Daily Medication Pearl: Febuxostat (Uloric)

ClearoGout aids in the prevention of gout attacks.

Daily OTC Pearl: ClearoGout

Study suggests that health care providers should discuss with patients whether they are using any integrative medicine strategies, which ones, and why.

Health Care Providers Should Counsel Patients on Integrative Medicine Strategies

The suggested wave 4 of the opioid crisis saw high opioid-involved overdose death rates in urban counties and high acceleration of overdose deaths in rural counties, indicating that the opioid crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Overdose Deaths Increased in Wave 4 of the Opioid Crisis, Coinciding with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Electroacupuncture was effective for pain control and other symptoms in patients with herpetic neuralgia, though research is limited.

Electroacupuncture Reduces Acute, Chronic Pain for Patients with Herpetic Neuralgia

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