Pain Management

Approximately 40% of adults with chronic pain have comorbid anxiety and/or depression, underscoring the importance of routine screening in this population.

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Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, looks at the risk of acute pain transitioning to a chronic condition and how a new nonopioid for acute pain might work for the latter.

Multimodal pain management expert and researcher Mariano describes the NaV1.8 inhibitor as "working in concert" with nonopioid therapies, including nerve blocks.

An anesthesiologist and renowned investigator in use of nonopioids as part of multimodal pain management, Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, describes slow uptake in the field.

AV-101 is an orally bioavailable small molecule NMDA receptor antagonist with antinociceptive effects similar to gabapentin but with more a more favorable safety profile.

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Opioid prescribing has seen its extremes, from the 5th Vital Sign era in the aughts to the CDC restrictions of 2016. Mariano talks about the environment right now.

Suzetrigine (Journavx) PI Todd Bertoch, MD, identifies the sweet spot where he thinks the new NaV1.8 inhibitor will be most effective in post-surgical and other moderate-to-severe acute pain.

The pivotal INTERCEPT and MOMENTUM phase 3 clinical trials served as foundational evidence for the efficacy of the combination therapy across migraine presentations.

Mariano, a well-known researcher in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine, talks about the Journavx difference, including the drug's safety profile.

Todd Bertoch, MD, reviews the significant findings on relief of pain from the 2 pivotal studies and lauds the remarkable safety profile of the novel nonopoid analgesic Journavx.

Journavx is the first and only approved non-opioid oral pain signal inhibitor and the first new class of pain medicine approved in more than 20 years.

Cebranopadol developer Tris Pharma expects to submit an NDA to the FDA for the dual-NMR agonist to treat moderate-to-severe acute pain later this year.

The novel dual NMR agonist was scored significantly less "likable" when crushed and taken intranasally compared with oxycodone, the company reported.

Cebranopadol, an investigational oral dual-NMR agonist, satisfied the primary endpoint of statistically significant reduction in pain intensity compared to placebo following abdominoplasty surgery.

Suzetrigine, the investigational selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor, with a PDUFA date of Jan 30, could become a first-in-class nonopioid analgesic.

NX-102 SL is a non-opioid, centrally acting analgesic, granted Fast Track designation by FDA.

Pain relief with suzetrigine was comparable to that seen with placebo, an issue Vertex plans to address with study design as the drug moves to the pivotal phase 3 trials.

If approved, the nonopioid, centrally acting analgesic would be the first in a new class of medications for fibromyalgia in more than 15 years, Tonix said.

The efficacy of acupuncture treatment for chronic pain is still widely debated. A new study evaluated its effect on one of the most treatment resistant forms of low back pain.

Findings from a recent review highlight the impact of common analgesic medications on sleep patterns in people with chronic pain.

The FDA has set a PDUFA date of January 30, 2025 for the investigational oral nonopioid therapy for acute pain, which could be a first-in-class win for Vertex.

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Findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis showed 1 in 3 youth with chronic pain were diagnosed with anxiety and 1 in 8 were diagnosed with depression.

One in 9 primary care encounters involved a mental health condition, according to an analysis of over 350 million primary care visits.

If approved the selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor would reflect the first new class of pain management medication in more than 20 years.

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A clinician's empathy during a clinic encounter with a person with chronic pain can have a statistically significant impact on outcomes, a new study found.

Patient is in his forties; pain has been waxing, waning, worsening for 2 weeks. He has no other significant medical history. Do lab results hold clues? What's your Dx?