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Few Adults Talk to Providers About BP Risks of OTC Pain Relievers

TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 – Only about 30 percent of U.S. adults have spoken with their health care professional about the adverse effects some over-the-counter pain relievers can have on blood...

Four SNPs Linked to Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1

FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in four genes are associated with chronic complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1), according to a study published online...

Most Patients Seen in Emergency Department for Pain Consume Few Opioids After Discharge

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – Opioid prescriptions following emergency department discharge should be adapted to specific acute pain conditions, according to a study presented at the annual European...

Receipt of PT, Chiropractic Care Reportedly Low for Comorbid Chronic LBP, Opioid Use Disorder

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – For Medicare beneficiaries with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and opioid use disorder (OUD), receipt of physical therapy (PT) and chiropractic care is low overall and...

High-Dose VX-548 Reduces Acute Pain Over 48 Hours

FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – High-dose VX-548, an oral, highly selective inhibitor of the Nav1.8 voltage-gated sodium channel, reduces acute pain over 48 hours after abdominoplasty and bunionectomy,...

Odds of Gabapentin Rx Down for Adults With LBP Receiving Spinal Manipulation

MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – Adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) for newly diagnosed radicular low back pain (rLBP) have significantly reduced odds of receiving a gabapentin...

Access to Medical Marijuana Won't Lower Use of Opioid Painkillers: Study

WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 – Medical marijuana is touted as a pain reliever, but in U.S. states where it's legal, prescriptions for opioid or non-opioid painkillers haven't decreased, a new study...

Opioids Not Beneficial for Pain Relief in Acute Low Back, Neck Pain

MONDAY, July 3, 2023 – For acute nonspecific low back pain or neck pain, opioids do not confer benefits compared with placebo, according to a study published online June 28 in The Lancet. Caitlin...

FDA Medwatch Alert: New England Compounding Center (NECC) Potentially Contaminated Medication: Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

  [Posted 10/05/2012] ISSUE: FDA has observed fungal contamination by direct microscopic examination of foreign matter taken from a sealed vial of methylprednisolone acetate collected from New ...

FDA Clears Cymbalta to Treat Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Indications include osteoarthritis, chronic lower back pain ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 4, 2010--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride) to treat chronic...

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