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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Opioid Prescription Rates Vary Following Knee Surgery, Higher Strength Doses Remain Common

Investigators found that approximately 36% of the patients studied received a dosage strength of 250 mg of morphine over a 5-day period, above the CDC’s threshold for risky opioid prescribing.

Help Minimize Oral Pain

In the United States, it is estimated that 34 million school hours and $45 billion are lost each year to unplanned dental care.

American Pharmacists Association Collaborates With Walmart on Free Opioid Training for All US Pharmacists, Technicians

New online training program is being deployed in response to data indicating a surge in opioid-related overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Opioid Approved for Intravenous Use in Hospital Setting

Olicerdine is indicated for patients with severe pain who require an intravenous opioid when alternative treatments prove inadequate.

$101 Million Awarded to Combat Opioid Epidemic

The Department of Health and Human Services awarded $101 million, mostly to rural communities, to fight the opioid epidemic.

A Safe Environment is Critical When Discussing a Patient’s Use of CBD, Kratom as Pain Relief Alternatives

With a growing number of products containing cannabidiol and kratom available in the marketplace, many pharmacists and pharmacy students are increasingly being asked to discuss the use of these products.

Pharmacy Technicians Contribute to Positive Outcomes for Patients Using Opioids by Avoiding Stigma

Perhaps no other health care worker has been exposed to the opioid epidemic more frequently than pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.

FDA Guidance for Health Care Professionals When Prescribing Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

In a recent statement, the FDA provided some guidelines for health care professionals when prescribing or renewing an opioid analgesic or medicine to treat opioid use disorder.

FDA Recommends Discussing Naloxone With All Patients Prescribed Opioid Pain Relievers or Medicines to Treat OUD

The FDA released a recent statement explaining that it is now recommending all pharmacists discuss naloxone with patients when prescribing opioid pain relievers or medicines to treat opioid use disorder (OUD).

Ibuprofen Injection Demonstrates Significant Reduction of Opioid Use in Orthopedic Trauma Patients

The results of a level 1 trauma center study have shown that ibuprofen injection (Caldolor, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals) significantly reduces the quantity of opioids required to manage pain after a traumatic injury with fracture.

FDA Approves New Nonopioid Pain Medication

The medication is indicated for the relief of mild to moderate pain caused by acute musculoskeletal disorders.

Study: Health Care Providers Need More Knowledge About Medicinal Cannabis Use in Oncology

With medicinal cannabis research in its infancy, many health care providers are unsure how to provide accurate counseling and appropriate treatment to their patients.

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.