Often times when seeing patients I hear similar concerns regarding initiation of “pain medication”. Some of these concerns are appropriate,…
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Is there a [REAL] doctor in the house?
“Why do you call yourself a doctor on your website?” “You won’t give me my oxycodone…you’re not even a real…
Antidepressants are not “Happy Pills”
Certain antidepressants can be extremely efficacious for certain pain disorders, most are good for depression, but none of them are…
Pain Education is an Emerging Necessity for Nurse Practitioners
The role of nurse practitioner (NP) was first established within the United States by the mid-1960s in an effort…
Methadone Dose Conversion Unscrambled
WARNING: Methadone should only be prescribed for pain by experienced clinicians! Indubitably, the most difficult opioid conversion challenge to prescribers…
Long Weekend, Just Two “Tablets” Left, and No Refills
11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Prescribe Short-Acting Opioids for Chronic Pain! Pain clinicians and scientists worldwide have come to recognize that…
Tapentadol; A Unique & Rational Opioid Option for Neuropathic Pain
Tapentadol (in the form of Nucynta ER®) was FDA approved for diabetic neuropathy pain on August 29, 2012. This is especially…
PROMPT to PROP; The Ball’s in Your Court
PROMPT initially became a concept on August 3, 2012 after I read the July 25, 2012 PROP Petition to the FDA. …
Chronic Opioid Patients Speak Out Against PROP
Share your stories of how chronic opioid use changed your life in a positive or negative way. PROMPT is doing…
Has the Prop Petition Brouhaha Been Worthwhile?
As readers are well aware, on July 25, 2012, Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) submitted to the U.S. FDA a…