The American Academy of Pain Management
The American Academy of Pain Management is an inclusive, interdisciplinary, and integrative organization serving clinicians who treat people with pain through education, setting standards of care, and advocacy.
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Pain Stories In The News
FDA issues warning letters to marketers of topical ibuprofen drug products
August 19, 2009 So8urce: U.S. Food & Drug Administration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that the agency issued warning letters to eight companies marketing unlawful over-the-counter (OTC) topical drug products containing the pain reliever ibuprofen. The products, which contain ibuprofen in combination with a variety of other active ingredients and are marketed for pain relief, are unapproved new drugs that require an approved new drug application in order to be legally marketed.
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A new service for health care providers who prescribe methadone to treat chronic pain or opioid addiction
August 17, 2009 Source: American Society of Addiction Medicine
A new service for health care providers prescribing methadone to treat chronic pain or opioid addiction—the Physician Clinical Support System for Methadone (PCCS-M)—opens this week with a mechanism to connect prescribers of methadone with experienced clinicians for one-to-one mentoring regarding the use of this medication. Using this new service, prescribers can contact a mentor, a knowledgeable colleague, by phone or e-mail with specific questions about the use of methadone for treating chronic pain or opioid addiction.
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