This presentation emphasizes the importance of educating patients with chronic pain about medication-related adverse effects.
Tag: medication safety
Course-in-a-Box: Medication Safety and Managing Pain: Opioids
This presentation describes the risks associated with opioids and defines the role of patients and providers in mitigating risk and using opioids safely.
Early Requests for Medication Refill: Difficult Conversations, Part VI
This is the sixth article in a series of eight articles by Ilene Robeck, M.D. regarding difficult conversations a primary care provider may have when dealing with patients with chronic pain. This series is meant to be a guide for primary care providers facing these situations. Difficult situation #6: A patient requests a medication refill… Read more »
Opioid REMS Becomes a Reality
When PainEDU.org last covered the topic of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA’s) intended plans for curbing opioid risk, we felt confident one thing was for sure – that education would likely be a key ingredient in the ultimate implemented solution. On Tuesday, April 19th, 2011, a press conference was held to announce the White House’s National Prescription… Read more »
Recommendations for Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used over-the-counter (OTC) medications in the United States. It is strictly classified as a centrally acting analgesic and antipyretic agent, is a common treatment of mild to moderate pain, and is often a recommended first-line of analgesic therapy. Acetaminophen is sometimes combined with opioid medications (e.g. codeine, hydrocodone,… Read more »
