Effective pain management is a critical component of patient care, particularly for individuals living with chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD). Pharmacists play a vital role in optimizing therapeutic outcomes, ensuring safe medication use, and supporting patients through complex treatment regimens. This toolkit is designed to provide practical, evidence-informed pearls to assist pharmacists in navigating the nuanced intersection of chronic pain and opioid use disorder.
The toolkit provides information in the following areas:
- General Clinical Pearls for Pain Management
- Managing pain and co-occurring medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
- Perinatal Pain Management in Patients prescribed MOUD
- Postpartum Opioid-Induced Respiratory Events
- Chronic pain management
- Helpful Resources
- References