Pharmacokinetics to Guide Medication Decisions
- Absorption
- Volume distribution
- Metabolism
- Excretion/Elimination
- Aging considerations
Principles of Analgesia
- Individual differences
- Assessment of pain relief
Medications for Pain Management
- Non-opioid (adjunctive) medication management: NSAIDs, topical, SNRI’s, TCAs
- Side effects, adverse drug reactions & allergic reactions
- Dosing schedules
- Routes of administration
- Drug interactions
- Opioid rotation
- Opioids medications
- Opioid safety
- CDC guidelines
Substance Use Disorder
- Addiction
- Physical dependence
- Tolerance
- Withdrawal
- Psuedoaddiction
Standard of Care for Scheduled Pain Medications
- Red flag (drug seeking)
- Urine Drug Screen results
- Pain agreements
- The 10 steps to universal precautions in pain medicine