August 2012
To Curb Prescription Opioid Abuse, Physicians Need to Get with the Program
August 17th 2012Jeanmarie Perrone, MD, coauthor of the recent NEJM article, "Medication Reconciliation for Controlled Substances - An ‘Ideal' Prescription-Drug Monitoring Program," discusses the current state of prescription drug monitoring programs around the country, several characteristics shared by successful programs, and the difficulty of getting physicians and patients to grasp the scope of the opioid abuse epidemic.
Clinical Trial Reports: August 2012
August 16th 2012A look at pain management clinical trials, August 2012. As part of our continued effort to provide pain professionals with the resources they need, PainLive presents summaries of ongoing clinical trials in a broad range of pain management topics.
The Face of Pain: Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia
August 14th 2012Trigeminal neuralgia, or tic doloureux, is one of the least recognized and most excruciating chronic pain conditions. Anticonvulsants have been shown to be effective, but some patients require surgical intervention to find relief from the pain.
Medication Overuse Headache: When the Cure is the Cause of the Pain
August 10th 2012Also known as rebound headache, medication overuse headache is a fairly common condition that can be missed by non-specialists who are unfamiliar with its presentation and clinical signs. This article reviews the causes and types of medication overuse headache and discusses the current thinking on treatment.
A Multimodal, Customized Approach Works Best When Treating Postoperative Pain
Physicians today take postoperative pain more seriously, and treat it more effectively, than ever before. But pain specialists say new medications and new research make it possible to do even better-if clinicians remember two important concepts.
Some Thoughts Regarding the New Evidence-based Guidelines for Prevention of Episodic Migraine
August 7th 2012A review of the guidelines published by the American Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in the April 2012 issue of Neurology reveals some interesting surprises.
