Pain

A new cross-sectional study uncovers shortcomings in pivotal trials supporting new drug applications for opioid analgesics, which range from study design to duration.

As part of the TARGET-NASH study, researchers find 18% of NAFLD patients are prescribed opioids because of pain.

About 2/3 of children with asthma had been exposed to opioids prior to birth, according to a new retrospective study.

Alan Kaye, MD, PhD, joins DocTalk during Pain Awareness Month to discuss opioids, alternate pain therapies, and caring for patients with pain.

The new drug allows for flexible dosing so as to address individual patient needs.

The recommendations can help clinicians provide proper treatment to adults suffering acute pain.

The findings can lead to an alternative pain option for patients with sickle cell disease.

Additional monitoring is needed among patients receiving opioid therapy.

The indication limits the new opioid to clinical setting use—no take-home prescriptions.

The Patient Controller will join a growing list of Abbott digital care products aimed at streamlining the therapeutic experience.

New scoring model is based on an eight-point threshold to accurately predict patients at a low risk of adverse outcomes.

The findings suggest cannabis should be further investigated as an alternative to opioids.

The 8-7 decision allows Mallinckrodt to move forward with a Sept. 12 PDUFA date for the investigational agent.

Heron Therapeutics is expected to meet with the FDA and resubmit an NDA for the post-operative opioid alternative.

It is important to evaluate opioid use among patients before surgery to modify patient-level risk factors.

The findings are consistent with previous research about the efficacy of tanezumab for chronic low back pain.

New research from Penn Medicine indicates 9.6% of heart surgery patients develop persistent opioid use post-procedure.

The use of stimulants can result in a decrease in bone fracture risk for narcolepsy patients.

The new approval is based on the result of 38 clinical trials involving more than 1000 patients.

A look at the 3 stages of alcohol abuse and the state of mental health throughout it.

Substance use is common in as many as 10% of pregnant women in the US. What are the risks of each substances, and what are the proven methods of treatment?

A public health expert shares insight on the positives and pitfalls learned from stigma-reduction campaigns.

Women are more likely to enter remission from cannabis dependency than men.

A discussion on how difficulties accepting the drug addiction public health crisis is affecting the rate of care-seeking patients.

Policy reform is needed to give patients access to medications to treat their opioid use disorder.