Websites
American Pain Society
http://www.americanpainsociety.org/
American Academy of Pain Management
http://www.aapainmanage.org/
The American Academy of Pain Medicine
http://www.painmed.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
Health Central
http://www.healthcentral.com/
Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center
http://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/
Articles & Reports
State Lawmakers Weigh Issue Of ‘Biosimilars’ — New, Life-Saving Drugs
February 11, 2015
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/02/09/state-lawmakers-weigh-issue-of-biosimilars-new-life-saving-drugs/
Alliance for Patient Access: Will America’s $133M Opioid Abuse Solution Overlook Patients?
February 11, 2015
http://allianceforpatientaccess.org/will-americas-133m-opioid-abuse-solution-overlook-patients/
Commentary: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids: Who Needs Them, and at What Cost?
February 4, 2015
http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/commentary-abuse-deterrent-opioids-needs-cost/
“Clearly, if we want to encourage wide-spread adoption of ADF opioid pain relievers (and I think we certainly do), we need to take the necessary steps to make them affordable. That is why many pain management advocates support legislation that requires the use of ADFs in most instances, but only when coupled with a provision that third-party payers (insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.) cover them so that patients’ out-of-pocket cost is as low as possible. Massachusetts did just that in a law it passed last year, and we at the Academy are advocating for similar provisions in bills that are now popping up in many state legislatures.”
Abuse-deterrent opioid formulations: promising technology, unique challenges
December 5, 2014
Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Formulations
Massachusetts cannot ban FDA-approved painkiller, judge rules
April 15, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/massachusetts-cannot-ban-fda-approved-painkiller-judge-rules/2014/04/15/91436946-c4db-11e3-b574-f8748871856a_story.html
New pain pill’s approval: ‘Genuinely frightening’
February 26, 2014
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/health/zohydro-approval/index.html?c=homepage-t
Addiction is awful, but opiates can also do good
February 13, 2014
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2014/02/13/addiction-awful-but-opiates-can-also-good/XuLFJMhrZYK4M2HkaNd8VO/story.html?s_campaign=8315
Why women are living in the discomfort zone
January 31, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304691904579349212319995486?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304691904579349212319995486.html
Prescription painkillers: 5 surprising facts
January 2014
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2014/01/5-surprising-things-you-need-to-know-about-prescription-painkillers/index.htm?EXTKEY=NH41S00H
DEA: Doctors and Pharmacies responsible for pain med denials
January 28, 2014
http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/dea-doctors-pharmacies-responsible-pain-med-denials-8822886.html
Pharmacists report delays in getting opioids
January 21, 2014
http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/pharmacists-report-delays-getting-opioids-8822852.html
Opiate and Narcotic Therapy interview
January 17, 2014
http://mychronicpain.com/opiate-narcotic-therapy-interview/
Feds planning new crackdown on painkillers
January 7, 2014
http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/feds-planning-new-crackdown-painkillers-8822772.html
Centralized pain may warn of poor opioid response
January 6, 2014
http://www.medwirenews.com/1711/105241/Pain_medicine/Centralized_pain_may_warn_of_poor_opioid_response.html
Five pressing health priorities in 2014
December 28, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/2013/12/25/4c9e2a16-69c2-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html
Prescription drug quotas leave some living in agony
December 1, 2013
http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=58959
Your psychology affects your response to medical treatments and to pain medications by Dr. Beth Darnall
December 15, 2013
http://www.findapsychologist.org/your-psychology-affects-your-response-to-medical-treatments-and-to-pain-medications-by-dr-beth-darnall/
Practice tips for opioid prescribing
http://www.rheumatologynews.com/views/commentaries/single-article/practice-tips-for-opioid-prescribing/25c414c18b2346ff54fe9268bc1fd92c.html
An epidemic of chronic pain
December 8, 2013
http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2013/12/08/crackdown-prescription-drug-abuse-treats-wrong-problem/Sj3FrZvDKeaMOykCHSswjK/story.html
Why did the F.D.A. Approve a new pain drug?
December 3, 2013
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2013/12/zohydro-why-did-the-fda-approve-a-new-pain-drug.html
Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain
http://www.americanpainsociety.org/uploads/pdfs/Opioid_Final_Evidence_Report.pdf
National Pain
JFK’s hidden history of chronic pain
November 19, 2013
http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/jfks-hidden-history-chronic-pain-8822421.html
Poughkeepsie Journal
Study: Fibromyalgia patients process pain differently
November 15, 2013
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20131117/NEWS06/311170028/?nclick_check=1
The Bulletin
Rheumatoid sufferer shares tips on dealin with pain
November 15, 2013
http://thebulletin.ca/rheumatoid-sufferer-shares-tips-on-dealing-with-pain/
The New Yorker
Who is responsible for the pain-pill epidemic
November 12, 2013
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2013/11/who-is-responsible-for-the-pain-pill-epidemic.html
The Conversation
Some ways to balance the benefits and harms of opioids
November 5, 2013
http://theconversation.com/some-ways-to-balance-the-benefits-and-harms-of-opioids-18823
Montana Kaimin
FDA restricts Vicodin access
October 30, 2013
http://www.montanakaimin.com/news/article_95968e14-412e-11e3-9130-001a4bcf6878.html
Las Vegas Guardian Express
Hydrocodone and the FDA: a similar propensity to be abused
October 30, 2013
http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/hydrocodone-and-the-fda-a-similar-propensity-to-be-abused/
On Point
FDA moves to rein in pain killers
October 30, 2013
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/10/30/fda-oxycontin-hydrocodone
The Washington Post
FDA seeks to curb abuse of prescription painkillers
October 28, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fda-seeks-to-curb-abuse-of-prescription-painkillers/2013/10/28/7602a90e-3da8-11e3-b7ba-503fb5822c3e_story.html
Medpage Today
FDA and Opioids: What’s going on here?
October 28, 2013
http://www.medpagetoday.com/PainManagement/PainManagement/42510?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2013-10-28&utm_content&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=WC&eun=g323199d0r
The New York Times
FDA shift on painkillers was years in the making
October 27, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/business/fda-shift-on-painkillers-was-years-in-the-making.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131028&_r=1&
Huffingtonpost
FDA proposal to curb painkiller overdose deaths would add burdens for pain patients
October 26, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/radley-balko/fda-overdose-pain_b_4165417.html
Rheumatology News
FDA recommends schedule II for hydrocodone combinations
October 25, 2013
http://www.rheumatologynews.com/specialty-focus/pain/single-article-page/fda-recommends-schedule-ii-for-hydrocodone-combinations/31d8c37509005f562de54f5de2de024f.html
National Pain Report
Opioids: A Double-Edged Sword
October 8, 2013
http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/opioids-double-edged-sword-8821924.html
Pain Medicine News
FDA Makes Opioid Labeling Changes, Requires More Postmarketing Data; REMS Next
October 2013 Issue
http://www.painmedicinenews.com/ViewArticle.aspx?d=Policy+%26+Management&d_id=83&i=October+2013&i_id=1004&a_id=24210
