Class, let’s start with a show of hands… Who believes there is an opioid crisis/epidemic related to opioid abuse and misuse? Who believes that legitimate pain sufferers requiring opioids receive far less attention than those that abuse opioids? Who believes that the majority of opioid prescribers have the necessary time, education, and background that is […]
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Several opioid prescribing guidelines suggest or require that urine drug testing be the standard of care when prescribing chronic opioid therapy. Interestingly, these guidelines generally focus on chronic noncancer pain, and seldom if ever address alternatives in anuric dialysis patients as seen in Dialysis, Opioids, and Pain Management: Where’s the Evidence?. The latter two issues are […]
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We thank Dr. Maureen Wilks for sharing her story as a voice for pain patients. Below is her heartfelt story of her husband’s journey with pain management and access to a provider willing to treat him… It seems that every day there is another news item on either prescription drug overdose deaths or the rise in […]
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