(Reuters Health)—Seniors who get behind the wheel soon after starting to use narcotic pain relievers have twice the risk of getting into a serious car crash as their peers who use non-opioid painkillers, Swedish researchers say. Senior drivers who’d been using opioid painkillers regularly for several months also had higher odds of getting into accidents,…
Most Seniors Won’t Abuse Opioids After Surgery
(Reuters Health)—Seniors who receive prescriptions for opioid drugs to control pain after major surgery don’t usually end up addicted to them, research from Canada shows. One year after having major surgery, less than 1% of patients over age 66 were still taking opioids, according to a report in JAMA Surgery. Recent research has suggested the…
Exercise Therapy Recommended to Manage Knee Osteoarthritis
The benefits of exercise therapy for individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are well known. The ACR strongly recommends both aquatic exercise and land-based aerobic and resistance exercise for managing knee OA.1 A recent Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that high-quality evidence supports the use of exercise to reduce pain and improve physical function and…
NSAIDs Effective for Early Axial Spondyloarthritis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective, but underused, in patients with early axial spondyloarthritis, researchers from France report. NSAIDs are the cornerstone of treatment of axial spondyloarthritis, but there is often a trade-off between prescribing doses high enough to decrease pain and other symptoms vs. keeping the doses low enough to decrease…
Patients with OA Respond to Low-Dose SoluMatrix Meloxicam; Off-Label Use of Ketoconazole Results in Death
In a clinical trial, patients with osteoarthritis taking low-dose SoluMatrix meloxicam used less rescue medication to manage pain. Also, the FDA has issued a new warning against using oral ketoconazole off label to treat onychomycosis and fungal skin infections…
FDA Restricts Use of Systemic Fluoroquinolones Due to Side Effects & Will Review Application of Apadaz for Pain
The FDA has issued new safety guidelines for systemic fluoroquinolones, restricting their use to patients with no alternative treatment options…
Inflammation May Sensitize Patients with Osteoarthritis to Pain
A recent editorial in Arthritis & Rheumatology explored the role of sensitization, not nociception, as a key mechanism of pain for patients with knee OA, as well as inflammation’s role in pain perception. Recent research of synovitis and joint effusion supports the idea that early prevention or treatment of sensitization may be paramount to reducing long-term pain in patients with knee OA…
Massage May Be an Option for Pain Relief
(Reuters Health)—Massage is better than nothing for pain relief, according to a new review. The therapy may also be an acceptable choice for people considering other options, such as acupuncture and physical therapy. “It should be considered at least for musculoskeletal pain as a viable option in the mix of pain management techniques in these areas,”…
Lilly Says New Type of Pain Drug Could Reduce Need for Opioids
(Reuters)—Eli Lilly and Co. on Tuesday said it and partner Pfizer Inc. aim to seek approval by 2018 for a new type of pain drug that could be an alternative to opioids for osteoarthritis, chronic back pain and cancer pain. The Indianapolis drugmaker said tanezumab, given by injection every eight weeks, could be a far…
U.S. FDA Approves First-Ever Implant to Treat Opioid Addiction
(Reuters)—The first-ever implant to fight addiction to opioids, a class of drugs that includes prescription painkillers and heroin, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. The matchstick-sized implant, developed by Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. and privately owned Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, is by design less susceptible to abuse or the illicit resale that plagues…
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