Pain Management CME/CE Courses - Clinical Pain Advisor
0.50 / AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s TM. 0.50 / ANCC Contact Hours. 0.50 / CE for Pharmacists. Expires: February 15, 2025. Program Description. The goal of this four-part, online webcast series is ...
Intravenous Lidocaine Safe, Effective for Chronic Pain
August 30, 2017. Lidocaine infusions were shown to provide long-lasting and adequate analgesia in 41% of patients with chronic pain, and to be associated with mild side effects in a study recently ...
Costs of Pregabalin vs Gabapentin for Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Nov 7, 2016 · The researchers found that the duration of treatment was slightly shorter for pregabalin than gabapentin (5.2 vs 5.5 months; P =.124), with mean doses of 227.4 mg and 900 mg, respectively. Per ...
Pregabalin vs Gabapentin for Neuropathic Pain to Achieve …
Sep 14, 2017 · The researchers reviewed 1550 charts, which included patients receiving either gabapentin (n=151) or pregabalin (n=151). Average final doses for gabapentin and pregabalin were 1067.1 ± 680.4 mg ...
Diclofenac is the Most Effective NSAID in Reducing Osteoarthritic …
Aug 8, 2017 · Diclofenac 150 mg/day is the most effective at improving pain and physical function in osteoarthritis. Rofecoxib (12.5 mg/day, 25 mg/day, 50 mg/day) and etoricoxib (30 mg/day, 60 mg/day, and 90 mg ...
Transdermal to Buccal Buprenorphine Transition - Clinical Pain …
October 24, 2017. In a recent study published in Pain Medicine, pharmacokinetic modeling showed that transitioning patients from transdermal to buccal formulations of buprenorphine can be done ...
Expert Panel Publishes Recommendations for Pregabalin in …
In terms of initial dosing, prescribing information for pregabalin in the setting of neuropathic pain recommends starting at 150 mg divided into 2 or 3 equal doses per day. Clinicians can then ...
Comparative Efficacy of Gabapentin and Duloxetine for Painful …
Aug 24, 2021 · This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessed the efficacy and safety of gabapentin and duloxetine for treating patients with painful diabetic peripheral ...
Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Hip Pain: Reviewing the …
Mar 27, 2018 · Chye CL, Liang CL, Lu K, Chen YW, Liliang PC. Pulsed radiofrequency treatment of articular branches of femoral and obturator nerves for chronic hip pain. Clin Interv Aging. 2015;10:569-574. The ...
Optimal Management of Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome
Mar 8, 2017 · Between 25% and 60% of women develop chronic neuropathic pain after mastectomy, a condition known as post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS). 1 Pain associated with PMPS manifests in the anterior ...