The notion of pain as just a peripheral, or strictly stimulus-driven, phenomenon is over.
What You Need to Know About a Proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program for Opioid Analgesics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration favors enacting a mandatory opioid-prescribing training program for dispensers of the extended-release and long-acting analgesics
Legal Updates: As Opioids for Pain Treatment Come Under Greater Scrutiny, Controlled Substance Agreements Matter More
These contracts can communicate a physician’s expectations for a pain treatment plan and guidelines for safe use by their patients
Drug Updates
Information on new approvals and medication safety.
Perils of Pain Meds
Opioid overuse is a dangerous path