Pain Management

The Pharmacy Times® Pain Management resource center provides clinical news and articles, information about upcoming conferences and meetings, updated clinical trial listings, among other items that pharmacists will find valuable.

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New, Online Resource Designed to Assist Pharmacists With CBD Products

The online resource features CBD products that have been tested for concentrations of all cannabinoids, including CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), by an independent, third-party lab, as well as experts that pharmacists can contact with questions regarding buying, selling, and marketing.

Opportunities for Pharmacists in Hemp-Derived CBD

Jesica Mills, PharmD, MBA, discusses the opportunities pharmacists have to help their patients with hemp-derived CBD products. This video was filmed at the 2019 NCPA Annual Convention in San Diego.

Opioid Litigation Settled for $260 Million in Lieu of Federal Trial

Four pharmaceutical distributors have agreed to settle federal litigation related to the ongoing opioid epidemic for a collective $260 million, less than a day before a federal trial was set to begin in Ohio.

Report: Physicians Overconfident in Recognizing, Treating Prescription Medication Misuse

A new Health Trends study released by Quest Diagnostics has highlighted many physicians' overconfidence in their ability to identify and treat substance misuse, as well as concerns that the drug gabapentin is increasingly being misused.

FDA Approves First Generics of Lyrica

The agency's move opens the door to more versions of the neuropathic pain reliever.

Companies Settle Opioid-Related Litigation with 2 Ohio Counties

Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos unit have agreed to a more than $10 million settlement, rather than allowing the matter go to federal trial.

OTC Focus Case Studies: Pain

OTC case studies for headache treatment during pregnancy and lower-back pain remedies.

What Are the Options for Treating Pain?

Pharmacists can help patients by recommending the most effective and safest therapies.

Education, Law Enforcement, and Treatment Programs Are Key

All 3 are essential in the fight against the opioid crisis, but they need to forge alliances and work together.

Intravenous Lidocaine Can Treat Acute Pain

Analgesic Alternatives May Help Reduce Unnecessary Exposure to Opioid Medications

Pharmacists Can Provide Optimal Migraine Treatments

Calcitonin gene-related peptide inhibitors are integral to preventing these powerful headaches.

Topical Analgesics Provide Pain Relief

Because of potential adverse reactions, careful product selection for both acute injuries and chronic conditions is key.

Pharmacists can help patients live meaningful and productive lives with adequately managed pain. The Pharmacy Times® Pain Management resource center provides a source of all the latest clinical information, with articles covering updates from the robust pipeline of novel therapies, and the newest data from all phases of clinical trials and studies in the space. Pharmacist involvement can especially affect outcomes in pain management for patients with multiple disease states taking multiple medications for multiple types of pain. The incidence of adverse medication events is reduced with pharmacist intervention, and here, pharmacists will find the latest news from experts and thought leaders tackling these issues.