Acute Pain

Patients who had previously failed ≥2 preventative migraine treatments were effectively treated with galcanezumab, especially when compared to placebo.

Trial results on the recently FDA-approved gammaCore device will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting.

If approved, NTX-011 may help combat the nationwide opioid epidemic.

Apadaz is the first prodrug of hydrocodone and acetaminophen to be FDA approved.

Ketamine is not a new tool in the arsenal of pain medication but doctors are finding new ways to use it in order to provide relief for patients. As an infusion ketamine is being used to treat chronic pain syndromes.

As the main treatment in pain medication opioids are widely prescribed for patients who need them. Balancing that with the risk of addiction and abuse is something providers deal with on a regular basis.

Pain management is everyone's job. It's a human problem.

There have been big steps taken to help combat the opioid abuse epidemic but there is still much more work to be done. Several leading organizations and pharmaceutical companies to help patients with overdose and prevent abuse in the first place.

As it is becoming clearer how dangerous opioids can be for some patients work is being done to find alternatives to help manage pain without as much fear of addiction.

Study results confirm that anxiety and depression before surgery can significantly influence the amount of pain a patient feels after surgery, adding to the evidence that the subjective experience of pain is worth considering, both before and after a pain intervention.

With a continually growing opioid addiction new guidelines have been adopted looking to help fight this problem across the population. Some concerns have been raised about whether this will cause doctors to shy away from prescribing the medications for patients who can benefit most from them.

A recent study suggests that pain is inadequately treated in emergency departments, for a variety of reasons.

Patients who suffer from migraine headaches may find relief in the severity, frequency, and duration with the help of 2 procedures.

Post-mastectomy neuropathic pain can be reduced in nearly one-third of women if the right assessments are completed.

For many years the dangers of opioid addiction have been well known. Taking the steps needed to reverse its impact has been slower in taking hold across the country.

Prescription opioid analgesics play an important and legitimate role for surgical patients, and proper use by surgeons ensures that patients find the pain relief they need with few adverse events.

The International Antiviral Society–USA Panel has released its 2014 report, which provided clinical recommendations to stop HIV transmission.

Although small-bowel capsule endoscopy is often used to evaluate unexplained abdominal pain, a new analysis has found the procedure's diagnostic yield is limited.

Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE, FASPE, shows healthcare professionals how to apply an equianalgesic opioid dosing chart to 12 complicated patient cases requiring an opioid switch.