HHS Draft Pain Report—Lots to Think About and to Still Do
We reported the news this past week that the FDA will require label changes to guide prescribers on gradual, individualized tapering of opioids. The Agency…
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FDA New Guidance on Opioids Drawing Response
The FDA’s safety announcement this week that says it has identified harm reported from sudden discontinuation of opioid pain medicines and is requiring label changes…
FDA Issues Safety Message on Sudden Discontinuation of Opioid Pain Medicine
The FDA put out a safety announcement this week that says it has identified harm reported from sudden discontinuation of opioid pain medicines and is…
Oregon’s Medicaid Pain Proposal Pause & Listening to HERC Members Talk About Patients and Advocates After They Had Left the Room
Living with conditions that cause an incredible amount of pain, daily, was never part of how most patients envisioned their future. Coming to terms with…
Deadline for Comment Has Passed - Pain Patient Advocacy Groups Add Their Voice
The deadline for public comment on the HHS Pain Task Force draft report has passed. The 90-day period expired at midnight eastern time on Monday…
What I Told HHS About Its Pain Management Task Force Report
Chronic Pain Patients are grateful that Terri Lewis Ph.D. is one of their most eloquent spokespersons. She shared with the National Pain Report what she…
Pain Advocacy Groups Tell HHS Secretary Revise CDC Guidelines
A coalition of pain advocacy organizations have written a letter to HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar that analyzes the draft report of the HHS. The…
What I Told the U.S. Government About Pain
(The April 1 deadline to provide comment on the recommendations of the U.S. Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force is drawing near. Angelika Byczkowski…