Pain medication is effective when used correctly
According to Sign On San Diego the Food and Drug Administration summoned a panel of 35 outside experts to review its plan to reduce the misuse and abuse of long-acting pain relievers. The agency’s plan consists mainly of educating doctors and patients about appropriate use of the drugs.
But the FDA panel voted 25-10 to reject the agency’s proposal, saying more requirements and training are needed for health professionals who prescribe the drugs.
The government’s proposal would apply to extended release versions of opioid narcotics like morphine, oxycodone and methadone.
In one key disagreement with the FDA, panelists said doctors who prescribe opioids should be required to undergo training. The FDA suggested in its briefing that making such training mandatory could be overly burdensome, since the drugs are prescribed by thousands of physicians across the U.S.
Panelists also questioned whether the FDA’s so-called “risk evaluation and mitigation strategy,” or REMS, would have any significant impact on the epidemic of opioid abuse, which is responsible for more fatal overdoses each year than heroin and cocaine combined.
Dr. John Jenkins, the director of the FDA’s office of new drugs, said the agency’s plan was designed to address legitimate use of the drugs, not deliberate abuse.
Dr Stuart Kincaid answers questions in the initial consultation related to the degree of the procedure the patients is considering. Most procedures are moderate in pain. Breast augmentation and tummy tucks tend to have a greater deal of pain because of the muscle tightening involved. Dr Stuart Kincaid assures patients that they will be comfortable after surgery with a combination of muscle relaxers and pain medication that he prescribes. Due to the careful monitoring of his patients abuse of the prescription medication is not a problem.
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