Point Out NSAIDs Work as Well as Opioids for Most Acute Injuries

April 2015

Questions often come up about how to treat pain due to work-related or other acute injuries...such as sprains, back injuries, etc.

Opioids are often used because of misconceptions that they are more effective than NSAIDs...and that NSAIDs may delay healing.

But NSAIDs work as well as opioids for most acute injuries...and there's no proof that they delay healing.

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Table of Contents

Thyroid Disorders Explain It's Okay to Take Levothyroxine in the Evening
Diabetes Think of Toujeo as a More Concentrated Form of Lantus
Diabetes Steer Prescribers Away From Using Glyburide in Pregnant Women
Vaccines Recommend the New Gardasil 9 to START or COMPLETE an HPV Series
Smoking Cessation Expect Some Patients to Set a Quit Date AFTER Starting Chantix
Statins Recommend a Statin in Most Diabetes Patients Between 40 and 75
Neurology & Pain Point Out NSAIDs Work as Well as Opioids for Most Acute Injuries
Obesity & Weight Loss Suggest Fluoxetine Instead of Paroxetine for a More Weight-Neutral SSRI
ADHD Suggest Atomoxetine if Methylphenidate Response Is Inadequate
Communication Consider a Heads-Up Phone Call to Prescribers BEFORE Faxing Patient Care Notes
Geriatrics Explain Recent Studies Don't Prove Anticholinergics Cause Dementia
Practice The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) now requires ALL 20 CE hours for recertification to be tech-specific
Hospital Acquired Use Chlorhexidine Baths if Your ICU Has High Infection Rates
New Drugs Don't Use Triferic to Replete Iron Stores
Dermatology icatibant (Firazyr, FEAR-ah-zear) for ACE inhibitor-associated angioedema
Infectious Diseases renewed push to avoid using antibiotics for ASYMPTOMATIC bacteriuria in men and women