pain management

Faced with skyrocketing drug overdoses, states are cracking down on opioid prescribing. Some patients with chronic pain say they are...

Federal officials to consider enhanced regulation and notifications from pharmaceutical companies, coupled with 'financial incentives' to ensure continued access to...

Despite the dramatic rise in the use of the use of liposomal bupivacaine, the local anesthetic was not associated with...

IBM Watson compiles price fluctuation data over the past decade in the wholesale acquisition costs for the 10 most-frequently administered...

Hospitals saved more than $3,200 per patient over the course of a hospital stay when palliative care was added to...

Patient factors associated with a lower use of opioids include older age, no history of anxiety, and lower pain scores...

Advocates urge clinicians to consult with elective surgery patients about local anesthetics shortages, the potential health risks, and alternative forms...

Doctors have turned to second-choice pain drugs and increased their use of local anesthetics such as lidocaine. But even those...

Family physicians say payers don't remove the barriers to non-pharmacological alternatives to chronic pain management such as physical therapy and...

Drug overdose deaths in 2016 increased in all categories of drugs examined for men and women, people ages 15 and...

Hospital pharmacists are working long hours to find alternatives, forcing nurses to administer second-choice drugs or deliver standard drugs differently.