Can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers?
Jeffrey Fudin,1,2,3 Timothy J Atkinson,4 Mena Raouf,4 Michael E Schatman51Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA; 2Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, USA; 3Scientific and Clinical Affairs, Remitigate LLC, Delmar, NY, USA; 4VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Murfrees...
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spelling | doaj.art-69aad1d108c4490a812bd72128b5fc082022-12-21T17:34:04ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Pain Research1178-70902016-10-01Volume 980380629413Can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers?Fudin JAtkinson TJRaouf MSchatman MEJeffrey Fudin,1,2,3 Timothy J Atkinson,4 Mena Raouf,4 Michael E Schatman51Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA; 2Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, USA; 3Scientific and Clinical Affairs, Remitigate LLC, Delmar, NY, USA; 4VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Murfreesboro, Nashville, TN, USA; 5US Pain Foundation, Bellevue, WA, USASnyder et al recently published a review in American Family Physician titled, “Treating Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: An Update”, which provided an overview of pharmacologic treatment options for providers; however, some of the recommendations made by the authors were concerning.1 Recommendations that caught our attention included statements around pregabalin adjustment for renal impairment, using selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), classification of tramadol, tapentadol, and oxycodone in DPN.https://www.dovepress.com/can-we-not-work-together-to-help-family-practitioners-become-more-effe-peer-reviewed-article-JPRpaindiabetic peripheral neuropathyopioidscollaboration |
spellingShingle | Fudin J Atkinson TJ Raouf M Schatman ME Can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers? Journal of Pain Research pain diabetic peripheral neuropathy opioids collaboration |
title | Can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers? |
title_full | Can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers? |
title_fullStr | Can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers? |
title_full_unstemmed | Can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers? |
title_short | Can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers? |
title_sort | can we not work together to help family practitioners become more effective pain managers |
topic | pain diabetic peripheral neuropathy opioids collaboration |
url | https://www.dovepress.com/can-we-not-work-together-to-help-family-practitioners-become-more-effe-peer-reviewed-article-JPR |
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