Pain Management

New Canadian guidelines aim to increase awareness of the diagnosis and treatment of this chronic, painful condition

Awareness of the need to ask seniors about pain and the specialized tools available to doctors can help eliminate patients’ unnecessary suffering and improve their quality of life

What therapeutic options can be suggested for the management of this syndrome?

Growing evidence suggests a relationship between acetaminophen use and asthma development, and the use of ibuprofen may be warranted in some situations.

Alveda Pharmaceuticals is introducing Caldolor (ibuprofen for intravenous [IV] injection, 100 mg/mL, 4 mL and 8 mL single-dose vials).

Manitoba is following Ontario's Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act's legislative lead of almost two years ago to combat abuse of highly addictive painkiller and narcotic prescription drugs.