Pain and the pandemicFrom delayed diagnoses and fragmented healthcare to skyrocketing suicide rates and opioid overdoses, the isolation of lockdowns will undoubtedly have negative ripple effects for the foreseeable future. How to love patients with chronic painChronic pain has no cure. The patients are often angry with us for failing them. We struggle to keep them working. My heart used to sink when I saw a chronic pain patient on my list. Consolidated Canadian guidelines for treating opioid use disorder Key recommendations for treating and managing OUD generated from existing standards, guidelines, expert opinions and best practices across Canada. Patients receiving OAT have harder time finding new primary care practitioner: study The study looked at people who had been previously enrolled with a primary care physicians but were subsequently unenrolled. Patients prefer buprenorphine SC depot over daily SL doses for opioid dependence Study examines patient-reported outcomes for opioid dependence treatment with weekly or monthly subcutaneous depot buprenorphine versus daily sublingual buprenorphine. Policies reducing opioid prescribing may be adversely affecting end-of-life pain management Terminally ill patients in hospice care are being prescribed fewer opioids, meaning they may not be getting adequate pain relief. Policies reducing opioid prescribing may be adversely affecting end-of-life pain management Tramadol will switch from prescription to controlled drug status in spring 2022 Analgesic has potential for problematic use, including tolerance, dependence and occasional fatalities. Management of postherpetic neuralgia Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is one of the few chronic pain conditions that we can often pre-emptively avoid. Suboxone film now available for adults with problematic opioid drug dependence Indivior launches new buprenorphine/naloxone film dosage form, adding to the original sublingual tablets. First Previous 13 14 15 16 17 Next Last
