CDC: Counterfeit Drugs From Online Pharmacies Pose Considerable Danger
Agency notes that counterfeit pills often contain fentanyl and methamphetamine
Guideline Developed for Opioid Prescribing in Children With Acute Pain
Multimodal approach should be used for treating acute pain; opioids should not be prescribed as monotherapy
Wearable Tied to Better Physical Activity Recovery Following Lung Cancer Surgery
Better outcomes also seen for dyspnea compared with controls
14.3 Million Americans Are Caring for Ill or Disabled Veteran
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Beneficial for Only Certain Conditions
Long-term use for low back pain, fibromyalgia, and headaches not found to be beneficial
UBE Microdiscectomy Beneficial for Lumbar Disc Herniation
Unilateral biportal endoscopic microdiscectomy has longer operating times, lower pain med intake in early postop period
Review Compares Drug Interventions for Acute Migraine Treatment
Eletriptan most effective for pain freedom at two hours in head-to-head comparisons, followed by rizatriptan, sumatriptan, and zolmitriptan
Erenumab Effective for Nonopioid Medication Overuse Headache in Chronic Migraine
Safety profile similar to other trials, with six in 10 sustaining medication overuse headache remission over six months
Lactated Ringer Solution Better Than Normal Saline for Sickle Cell Pain Crises
Findings seen for patients receiving ≥2 L on day 1 of inpatient stay
Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression Explored in Youth With Chronic Pain
Of those with chronic pain in a recent study, 34.6 percent had anxiety diagnoses and 12.2 percent had depression diagnoses
