Pain Management

BC MAX Strength Fast Pain Relief Powders work fast to relieve tough headaches, body aches, aches and pains, and menstrual cramps.

DenTek Instant Pain Relief helps soothe pain from toothaches, sore gums, and mouth sores.

Extra Strength Back & Body pain reliever treats minor body aches.

Ron Lanton, JD, principal at Lanton Law, discussed the recent Johnson & Johnson legal settlement in Texas to resolve opioid claims.

Although the ISMP created the guidelines for hospitals, they are applicable in other health care settings.

When states legalize marijuana, the volume of prescriptions within the drug classes that align with the medical indications for pain, depression, anxiety, sleep, psychosis, and seizures significantly decline.

Tiago Reis Marques, MD, PhD, CEO of Pasithea Therapeutics, discussed how investigative psychedelic-assisted therapy could help address both opioid addiction and chronic pain management.

Rita Roy, MD, CEO of the National Spine Health Foundation, discusses some alternative treatment plans for chronic back pain to help address the opioid epidemic.

Lidocaine is a local anesthetic that offers temporary relief of pain and itching.

BioFreeze is a cold therapy for sore muscles, backaches, and joint pain.

Jeffrey B. Simon, JD, co-chair of the National Opioid Litigation Conference, discusses some steps that pharmacists could take to help address the opioid epidemic in the pharmacy.

Daniel Krinsky, MS, owner and president of EduCare4U and PGx101, and Stefanie Ferreri, PharmD, Smith and Olsen Distinguished professor at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy in the University of North Carolina, discuss the additions, removals, and changed to OTC products in the past 2 years.

Opening the door for communication in a nonjudgmental manner is essential for pharmacists to counsel patients on cannabis use.

Session at the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting discusses the importance of naloxone in reducing the burden of the opioid epidemic.

Jeffrey B. Simon, JD, co-chair of the National Opioid Litigation Conference, discusses what the National Opioid Litigation Conference is and what its involvement is in opioid lawsuits across the country.

Michael Abrams, MPH, PhD, senior health researcher at Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, discusses actions needed to help manage the opioid epidemic in the country.

Jeffrey B. Simon, JD, co-chair of the National Opioid Litigation Conference, discusses the historic settlement in a multi-district opioid lawsuit in Texas.

Mark Garofoli, director of Experiential Learning Program at WVU School of Pharmacy, discusses the role and impact of pharmacy technicians on opioids in the pharmacy.

Michael Abrams, MPH, PhD, senior health researcher at Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, discusses whether classification of gabapentin as schedule V would end patients’ access to the drug.

Australian Dream is indicated for arthritis pain relief.

Osteo Bi-Flex may offer relief of osteoarthritis pain.

The findings highlight the potential of acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and opioid analgesics to treat infectious diseases.

BenGay offers relief from minor arthritis pain, backache, muscle and joint pain.

Michael Abrams, MPH, PhD, senior health researcher at Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, discusses why classification of gabapentin as schedule V might be beneficial.

While staffing challenges mean health leaders may have to shift priorities and resources, one area where we shouldn’t scale back is in our efforts to mitigate health care drug diversion.