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Chronic Opioid Therapy Dinner Dialogues Series
These interactive, case-based Dinner Dialogues® focus on identifying appropriate treatment strategies using opioid analgesics. Topics include optimizing opioid therapy through rotation, titration, and conversion, identifying patients at high risk for aberrant behavior, using appropriate documentation to support opioid prescribing.
Managing Chronic Pain With Opioid Therapy: Strategies for the Primary Care Setting
Dial up and learn from the pain experts! This audioconference series focuses on identifying appropriate treatment strategies using opioid analgesics. Topics include optimizing opioid therapy through rotation, titration, and conversion, identifying patients at high risk for aberrant behavior, using appropriate documentation to support opioid prescribing. Participate in the live question-and-answer session.
Read the latest Pain Management Today Newsletters
Volume 7, Number 1 focuses on the challenges of pain in the elderly, the benefits and risks of using opioid analgesia to treat pain in elderly patients, and a case profile of one of the most common conditions seen in the elderly, postherpetic neuralgia. Volume 7, Number 2 focuses on the challenges surrounding the day to day management of patients in pain.
Listen to Podcast Interviews on Opioid Analgesia
Listen and download podcast interviews discussing the State Pain Policy Progress Report Card and the Model Policy for the Use of Conteolled Substances for the Treatment of Pain.
Downloadable Slides on Rotation, Titration, and Conversion
Visit the Dynamic Slide Library to access downloadable slides on how to optimize opioid therapy through rotation, titration, and conversion. An opioid conversion calculator to determine equianalgesic values is included. Create your own presentations, download slides onto your computer, or share them with a colleague!

Slides of the Month
 

  slide Opioid Titration
Titration of the opioid dose is often necessary at the start of a new therapy and repe...
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  slide Opioid Titration Protocol
The titration of an opioid analgesic should be made, if needed, 3 days after the initi...
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  slide Opioid Conversion
Long-acting opioids have greater utility than short-acting opioids in treating chronic...
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  slide Opioid Rotation
Opioid rotation refers to the switching from one opioid to another when the degree of ...
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  slide Mu-agonist Dose Chart*
The clinical benefits of opioid rotation have focused attention on efficacy difference...
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  slide Opioid Conversion Calculator
An example of an opioid conversion: patient previously using MS Contin is switched to ...
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  slide Analgesic Equivalence Calculation
The analgesic equivalence conversion should take into account individual patient chara...
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  slide Rotating From Morphine to Oxymorphone ER
This is an example of calculating the equianalgesic dose for rotating a patient from m...
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  slide Rotating From Morphine to Transdermal Fentanyl
This is an example of calculating the equianalgesic dose for rotating a patient from m...
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  slide Fentanyl Buccal Tablet for BTP in Opioid-Tolerant Patients
This study, supported by Cephalon Inc., evaluated the analgesic efficacy and tolerabil...
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  slide Fentanyl Buccal Tablet for BTP Results: Change in Mean PID Score
Of 102 patients in the open-label titration period, 79 entered the double-blind phase....
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  slide Fentanyl Buccal Tablet for BTP: Conclusions
In these opioid-tolerant patients with chronic neuropathic pain who were titrated to a...
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In the News
New Study Suggests Tapentadol IR For Acute Pain Is Associated With Improved Gastrointestinal Tolerability Compared To Oxycodone IR
May 11, 2008 -- Many strong acting pain medications have bothersome side effects. These can include nausea and vomiting with short-term use, and constipation with longer, chronic use. Such symptoms can lead patients to discontinue treatment, adding additional complications to pain management for physicians.
New Data From Phase 3 Study Suggests Tapentadol Immediate Release Effective For Acute Pain From Common Foot Surgery
May 11, 2008 -- Many foot-surgery patients experience intense pain for several days following removal of a bunion, one of the most common foot surgeries. The investigational pain medication tapentadol provided significant relief for patients who had this surgery, compared to those treated with placebo. Treatment with tapentadol also resulted in patients reporting fewer gastrointestinal side effects compared to those treated with an older, prescription pain reliever, researchers announced.
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