The pharmacist's role in managing chronic opioid therapy

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 245-252

  Wallace, J Mark ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ANAMNESIS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SAFETY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RATING SCALE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; THEFT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; PAIN; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 33746442880     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-006-0028-9     Document Type: Review

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