Pain Management

Aspirin not only prevents the production of pain-causing compounds in the body, but also triggers an enzyme to speed the reduction of inflammation.

Galleon Pharmaceuticals Corp's GAL-021 reverses and prevents respiratory depression associated with opioid use without affecting analgesia.

The Drug Enforcement Administration has officially placed tramadol, a centrally acting opioid analgesic, into schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act.

Fall and injuries in the elderly may be attributed to many popular prescription medications.

In this age group, such hospitalizations surged 104% between 2005 and 2011.

In 2012 alone, US health care providers wrote 82.5 opioid and 37.6 benzodiazepine prescriptions per 100 persons.

For patients who respond poorly or incompletely to opioids, ketamine may be the answer.

Each patient's breakthrough pain has a unique mix of clinical features, just as each patient's clinical experience of chronic pain differs.

Just 20 or 30 years ago, mention of vitamin supplementation caused many health care professionals to talk about creating "expensive urine." Today, however, vitamin and nutrient supplementation has become an important health care intervention.

Left untreated, joint pain can significantly interfere with an individual's level of activity and daily routine.

The portion of pregnant Medicaid beneficiaries who received a prescription for an opioid painkiller increased from 18.5% in 2000 to 22.8% in 2007, according to the results of a new study.

The APhA, NACDS, NCPA, and others argue that rescheduling hydrocodone combination products will impede access to the medications by legitimate pain patients while failing to stem abuse.

The rate of prescription of codeine to children in emergency departments for injuries and cough and upper respiratory infection remained the same from 2001 through 2010 despite guidelines recommending against its use for these conditions.

Almost half of teenagers who had recurring headaches were prescribed opioid painkillers, with those who received care in emergency departments even more likely to receive the drugs, a new study finds.

The portion of emergency department visits that led to an opioid prescription increased almost 50% between 2001 and 2010 while the portion of visits that were for painful conditions barely increased.

Children whose mothers used acetaminophen during pregnancy had an increased risk for behavioral problems related to ADHD, but experts advise that more research is required to investigate the association.

A 50-year-old male with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus is admitted for a laparoscopic colectomy. The patient's surgeon requests a pharmacy consultation to develop a multimodal, opioid-sparing pain control regimen.

Patients require careful assessment before OTC analgesics for migraines can be recommended.