Recently, we have discussed articles in the scientific literature that have raised concerns that prescription pain medications are at times being misused, if not abused.
A recent article in the Annals of Internal Medicine reminds us that there are a lot of folks out there who are quietly suffering through their pain, and who perhaps are not being treated adequately for that pain.
The article dealt with the pain of sickle cell disease, a genetic red blood cell disorder that most often...
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A reader asks Dr. Paul Donohue about the appropriateness of a severe-pain patient's use of addictive painkillers. The reader's mother has terminal... Read more »
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new opioid painkiller called Onsolis for patients with severe cancer-related pain.... Read more »
Results from a new survey suggest that 75 percent of adult cancer patients experience severe flares of breakthrough pain, and these can affect the... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 'Fast Track' designation to a new painkiller made by drugmaker Collegium Pharmaceuticals, the... Read more »
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