Acute Pain

The HCPLive acute pain medicine page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on pain treatment. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment, and development of therapies for acute pain, injuries, and more.

Educating Third-Year Students on Opioid Use Disorder, Pain Management

July 12, 2022

Video

An Ohio State researcher discusses a new medical center education program for navigating addiction risk in pain patients.

Stephen Crystal, PhD: Buprenorphine Use Prior to Treatment Linked with Better Outcomes

June 30, 2022

Video

During the analysis, investigators became fascinated by how many patients entered the buprenorphine treatment program for OUD having already been taking the drug without a prescription.

Decreased Access to Buprenorphine Significantly Affects Minorities with OUD

June 01, 2022

Article

Since the delivery of these medications were disrupted during the pandemic, members of racial and ethnic minority groups experienced an increased risk of opioid overdose, compared with White individuals.

Study Provides Novel Insight on OUD Diagnosis Factors in Opioid-Naive Patients

May 19, 2022

Article

Presence of chronic liver disease, prior use of gabapentin and being discharged to a long-term hospital or rehabilitation center are among some of the factors associated with a new opioid use disorder diagnosis.

Frank Peacock, MD: Methylnaltrexone for OIC is More Effective, Less Expensive

April 25, 2022

Video

Emergency medicine specialist urges hospitals to add methylnaltrexone to the hospital formulary after promising research shows the treatment's success with opioid-induced constipation.

FDA Requests Public Comment on New Opioid Disposal Method

April 20, 2022

Article

A new method of opioid disposal was proposed by the FDA in an attempt to mitigate unauthorized access to opioids and lessen risk of addiction.

Non-Opioid Painkiller ACP-044 Fails to Meet Endpoint in Phase 2 Acute Pain Trial

April 19, 2022

Article

Acadia Pharmaceuticals evaluated the effects of its novel redox modulator drug on pain intensity levels of patients undergoing a bunionectomy.

Non-Opioid Painkiller Enhances Vertex Drug Pipeline with Latest Phase 2 Results

April 01, 2022

Article

The NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 shows promising potential as a non-opioid acute pain treatment.

Assessing the Draft Revised CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids 2022

March 23, 2022

Article

The Director of Policy and Advocacy for the US Pain Foundation addresses the important changes made to the updated draft of the CDC Clinical Practical Guideline for Prescribing Opioids 2022.

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Ehancement Reduces Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain

March 11, 2022

Article

Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement is unlike other mindfulness-based treatments and was found superior to supportive group psychotherapy for treating opioid misuse and chronic pain.

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