Development of a pictorial scale of pain intensity for patients with...

Clinical Medicine;  November 1, 2006 ;   Jackson, Diana; Horn, Sandra; Kersten, Paula; Turner-Stokes, Lynne;   787 words ......six-point ordinal scale for measuring pain intensity. Seventytwo participants aged between...severe' and 'mild' pain on the scale of pain intensity (SPIN), a 10 cm visual analogue scale...the SPIN provides a valid measure of pain intensity in patients fully able to communicate...

Sustained opioids ill advised in chronic headache patients.(Clinical...

Family Practice News;  December 15, 2006 ;   MacNeil, Jane Salodof;   464 words ...SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Sustained opioid therapy should be prescribed only for chronic...observational study of 160 patients on daily opioid therapy for intractable headaches and found...by one-half or more as a result of opioid therapy, Dr. Saper said that no more than 15...

Guidelines seek tighter opioid therapy control.(Nephrology)

Internal Medicine News;  January 1, 2007 ;   MacNeil, Jane Salodof;   600 words ...SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Sustained opioid therapy should be prescribed only for chronic...observational study of 160 patients on daily opioid therapy for intractable headaches and found...by one-half or more as a result of opioid therapy, Dr. Saper said that no more than 15...

Guidelines seek tighter opioid therapy control.(Pain Medicine)(treating...

Clinical Psychiatry News;  May 1, 2007 ;   MacNeil, Jane Salodof;   597 words ...SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- Sustained opioid therapy should be prescribed only for chronic...observational study of 160 patients on daily opioid therapy for intractable headaches and found...by one-half or more as a result of opioid therapy, Dr. Saper said that no more than 15...

Essential Guide to the Responsible Use of Opioid Analgesics for the...

M2 Presswire;  June 24, 2008 ;     406 words ......and regulatory issues surrounding opioid therapy, with the objective of obtaining the...authors provide an in-depth review of opioid therapy including patient assessment and management...Selection - Initiating and Optimizing Opioid Therapy - Management of Adverse Effects - ...

Research and Markets Adds Report: A Clinical Guide to Opioid...

Health & Beauty Close-Up;  June 27, 2008 ;     358 words ......and regulatory issues surrounding opioid therapy, with the objective of obtaining the...authors provide an in-depth review of opioid therapy including patient assessment and management...Selection - Initiating and Optimizing Opioid Therapy - Management of Adverse Effects - ...

Cephalon Announces Positive Results for FENTORA(TM) (fentanyl buccal...

PR Newswire;  October 11, 2006 ;     787 words ......statistically significant differences in pain intensity were apparent within 10 minutes...the primary endpoint (the Sum of Pain Intensity Differences at 60 minutes, SPID60...receiving and who are tolerant to opioid therapy for their underlying persistent cancer...receiving and who ...

Limiting opiates in the treatment of chronic pain.(Tips from Other...

American Family Physician;  May 1, 2004 ;   Zepf, Bill;   769 words ......noting that most of the literature on opioid therapy is composed of uncontrolled case series...statements regarding management of opioid therapy are cited for reference. The authors...hormone production has been linked to opioid therapy. Opioid-related receptors have been...

Use of Opioids for the Chronic Pain of Rheumatic Diseases.

American Family Physician;  January 15, 1999 ;   MILLER, KARL;   511 words ......behaviors in patients who received opioid therapy for pain associated with chronic rheumatic...received at least one prescription for opioid therapy were enrolled in the study. Data were...patients). Long-term use was defined as opioid therapy lasting for at least three consecutive...

How to use Fentora safely

Drug Topics;  April 14, 2008 ;   Holmes, Loretta; Holquist, Carol;   740 words ......who are tolerant to round-the-clock opioid therapy for persistent cancer pain. Since approval...were not on concurrent round-the-clock opioid therapy. In addition, the FDA has received...are not tolerant to round-the-clock opioid therapy. Patients must also be under a. doctors...

Functional Changes in Back Muscle Activity Correlate With Pain Intensity...

Physical Therapy;  July 1, 1999 ;   Galleher, Carolyn;   371 words ......prospective study were to evaluate the pain intensity and subjective disability in pregnant...20 and 36 weeks into the pregnancy: pain intensity using a 100-mm visual analog scale...prior history of LBP. However, the pain intensity and disability index ratings could...

Olanzapine Therapy May Be Effective for Chronic Nausea in Cancer...

Family Practice News;  February 1, 2001 ;   BRUNK, DOUG;   359 words ......be a promising antiemetic for cancer patients who require opioid therapy for pain relief, Steven Passik, Ph.D., reported at the annual...associates enrolled 11 women and 4 men with cancer pain requiring opioid therapy into an 8-day open-label trial of olanzapine. The average...

22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society to be Held in...

U.S. Newswire;  March 18, 2003 ;     257 words ......collaborate with APS to address and correct regional and national pain-treatment disparities. Opioid Therapy at the Crossroads The role of opioid therapy in chronic-pain management continues to evolve amid great controversy. Three sessions will...

Opioids for chronic nonterminal pain.

Southern Medical Journal;  November 1, 2006 ;   Ballantyne, Jane C.;   787 words ......the evidence for and against chronic opioid therapy. Evidence supporting the opioid responsiveness...that many patients abandon chronic opioid therapy because of the unacceptability of side...with the tools needed for safe chronic opioid therapy. Here, a structured goal-directed ...

Cephalon Inc. Review in Progress.

M2 Presswire;  April 14, 2008 ;     787 words ......who are already receiving maintenance opioid therapy for chronic pain. The approval allows...cancer who are taking around-the- clock opioid therapy for their underlying persistent pain...who were already taking maintenance opioid therapy. An extension study has demonstrated...