Dr. Emily Uebbing and I teamed up to cover the new HHS guidelines for the X-Waiver requirement when prescribing buprenorphine…
An Updated Look at the COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates – Storage, Distribution, and Barriers to Access
As a public service, paindr.com will continue to post content that focuses on practical, clinical, scientific, and/or political matters related…
Pharma Protects Patients Against Government: A COVID VACCINE Paradigm Shift
As a public service, paindr.com will continue to post content that focuses on practical and political matters related to COVID-19. …
COVID-19 Contributes to the Broken Supply Chain of Parenteral Opioids
There has been much discussion among healthcare clinicians regarding lack and diminishing availability of opioids fueled by COVID-19 and related…
Oleandrin is dangerous and not a cure for COVID-19
Although this is quite askew from our usual pain-related topics, it is being posted more as a public service out…
Co-dispensing Naloxone with Tramadol
We have previously opined on appropriate use of naloxone in the hospice setting and the questionable policies of some nursing…
Not-So-Fun in the Sun: Treatment and Prevention of Sunburn
SPF, or Sun Protection Factor, is a number used to predict the amount of UVB rays deflected from the outer…
Fentanyl; A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, a phrase popularized by Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, where…
There’s a New Buprenorphine on the Block
With the recent FDA approval of a buprenorphine extended release injection, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to discuss practical…
Addiction, Hotline Bling and the Opioid Thing
No matter where you turn these days, it’s common to find people fixated on their next dose. At family gatherings,…