Narcotic Analgesics
A comparative chart of narcotic analgesics including formulations, strengths, and dosing intervals.
Pain Management
Migraine and Headache Treatments
Adult doses for migraine and headache treatments including barbiturates, ergot alkaloids, and NSAIDs.
Pharmacological Migraine Prophylaxis Guidelines
Guidelines for pharmacological prophylaxis of migraines chart
Controlled Substance Schedules
Schedules of Controlled Substances categorized by the FDA.
Opioid Equianalgesic Doses
Opioid equianalgesic dosing chart used for interchanging between drug, route of administration, or both.
Neuropathic Pain Treatments
Chart with medications used to treat neuropathic pain, including diabetic peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, and postherpetic neuralgia.
Kratom Exposure in the United States Linked to Serious Medical Outcomes
From 2011 to 2017 the number of kratom related calls to US Poison Control Centers went from about 1 a month to 2 a day; the finding comes from an analysis of the National Poison Data System.
Ultrarestrictive Opioid Prescription Protocol May Be Effective for Postoperative Pain Management
Implementation of an ultrarestrictive protocol for opioid prescriptions was found to be associated with reductions in the amount of opioids prescribed after abdominal and gynecologic surgery.
Experts Offer Tips on Integrating Medical Marijuana Into Geriatric Practice
A study by the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that from 2002-2014 the proportion of adults aged 50 to 64 who reported cannabis use in the past year more than tripled from 2.9% to 9.0%. Among adults age 65 or older, there was more than a ten-fold increase (from 0.2% to 2.1%).
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