Best of Pain Management Coverage in 2022

Pharmacists play a role in educating patients as well as making them feel more comfortable when utilizing opioid use treatment.

Leveraging his expertise in pain management, Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS, joined Drug Topics to discuss the importance of pharmacists in patients’ use of OTC medications to treat pain.

Chronic pain is associated with a significant financial burden, with an estimated cost placed at $650 billion annually in the US.

With minimal pharmacological treatments coming to market for chronic pain, researchers have explored new technologies for advancing pain treatment across the globe.

Expert on pain medicine, Mark Garofoli, PharmD, BCGP, CPE, CTTS, joined Drug Topics to discuss trends in the safety and efficacy of OTC pain medications and what products patients often seek at the pharmacy.

According to poison control data, many children aged 0 to 17 experience toxicity from over-the-counter analgesics like ibuprofen and acetaminophen.