Guest Blogger: Natsuki Kubotera, Pharm.D., Candidate 2013. Guest posts by Resident and Intern Pharmacists are reviewed, edited, and approved for…
Dancing to the Pharmacy Crawl for Opioids
This week’s blog is dedicated to pain sufferers in all states, but particularly Florida that are expert at a new…
Selecting the Right Pain Medication
Often times when seeing patients I hear similar concerns regarding initiation of “pain medication”. Some of these concerns are appropriate,…
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…
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. …
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…
Opioid Abuse: Media Frenzy to Classroom
Many students graduate with an understanding of which drugs are used in pain management, their side effects and the risks…
Label Changes for Opioids, FOR or AGAINST
On July 25 2012, Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) submitted a petition to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration…