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.

What can we help you find?

Make Drug Disposal as Common as Seat Belts

Including medication disposal methods with prescriptions could reduce opioid diversion and childhood poisonings.

A Patient-Centered Approach to Chronic Pain Care Can Improve Outcomes

Sub-optimally managed pain is the outcome of a reactionary position to the opioid epidemic.

New Treatment Options Offer Hope for Patients Who Suffer from Migraine

Migraines are a common condition, affecting about 38 million people in the United States and about 10% of people worldwide.

Monday Pharmaceutical Mystery: May 25

Why was a customer prescribed an allergy medication when she was expecting a pain pill?

OTC Case Studies: Skin and Eye Health

Four case studies about skin and eye health.

OTC Products (May 2020)

Over-the-counter products featured in the May 2020 issue.

Lack of Federal Regulation of Medical Cannabis Raises Risks

Amid differences in state programs, product labeling improvements must be adopted to protect patients.

Identifying, Tackling the Opioid Epidemic Among Employees

In order to curb the opioid epidemic among employees, companies need to begin by identifying who is at risk.

Diversion Occurs in Hospice

Temptation exists because more than 90% of these patients are prescribed opioid medications for pain.

Hospital Pharmacy Operations Report Finds Drug Shortages Persist in Hospital Pharmacies

More than 53% of survey respondents reported having a diversion event within the last year, in addition to 37% who were aware of at least 1 colleague who has diverted controlled substances.

Study: Over Half of Americans Starting Opioids May Be Receiving Inappropriate Treatment

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have found that inappropriate use of high-potency opioids has contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States.

Monday Pharmaceutical Mystery: April 20

Why is this patient on oxybutynin if he does not have any problems with his bladder?

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.