Analgesics
Treatment of Pain
PDMP mandates linked to reductions in opioid analgesics for people dying of cancer
CHICAGO — Comprehensive prescription drug monitoring program mandates appeared associated with a moderate reduction in the number of opioid analgesics dispensed to people dying of cancer, according to study results.
Children with preoperative anxiety may have less pain, take fewer analgesics after surgery
SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed children with high anxiety scores prior to surgery may have less pain and take fewer analgesics postoperatively.
Physicians prescribed less combination, more separate analgesics from 2013 to 2019
Although the proportion of patients who filled an opioid or nonopioid prescription after surgery remained stable from 2013 to 2019, results showed a shift away from physicians prescribing combination analgesics toward separate analgesics.
Topical analgesics relieved pain, but deemed ineffective for treatment of hand, wrist OA
BOSTON — Use of topical analgesics significantly improved pain scores in most patients with symptomatic hand and wrist osteoarthritis; however, according to researchers, the treatment is an undesirable long-term maintenance therapy option.
Analgesics in combination with gabapentin just as effective as opioids for dental pain
A combination of analgesics prescribed with gabapentin after dental procedures was shown to be just as effective for treating pain as opioids, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.