Tag: Pain
Low Initial Dose, No Refills Can Help Prevent Opioid Dependency
Patients given two prescription fills were 2.25 times more likely to become long-term opioid users
Some Opioid Users May Be Taking Gabapentin Without an Rx
Findings reveal need for more robust testing
Guidelines Developed for Pain Management in Cancer Survivors
Recurrent disease, second malignancy, late-onset tx effects should be assessed in patients with new pain
Gut Microbiome Diversity Lower in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Tighter clustering of controls versus wider clustering of cases in UniFrac principal coordinate analysis
Buprenorphine May Be Helpful in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
When tolerated, buprenorphine is effective for DPNP, but many patients withdrew from study
Stellate Ganglion Block Beneficial in Postherpetic Neuralgia
Report demonstrates benefit in severe photophobia secondary to trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia
Metamizole Could Be Alternative to Classical NSAIDs
Fewer gastric, duodenal ulcers with metamizole; limited risk of bleeding in post-op pain management
Lidocaine/Prilocaine Optimal for Deeper Dermal Laser Procedures
Better pain relief for deeper dermal laser treatments for acne keloidalis nuchae, tattoos
Several Factors Impact Parent Management of Child Postop Pain
Parents' experiences impacted by need to balance pros and cons of administering meds
Pharmacy Programs to ID Opioid Abuse Effective, but Underused
Monitoring program in Maine was only used by 56 percent of pharmacists
