Where's the Patient's Voice in Evidence-based Treatment & Research? | Pharmacist and Physician Opioid Collaborative

Each day, more than 130 people die from opioid overdoses. Opioids are a class of drugs that include prescription pain relievers like oxycodone. They also include illegal drugs like heroin. In 2019, 1.6 million Americans had an opioid addiction. This is also known as opioid use disorder. Yet effect…

Pharmacist & Physician Opioid Collaborative | Part Three: Pharmacists leading Pain Management Improves Patient Satisfaction of Treatment | William Amarquaye, PharmD

From a published journal article from the American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, the data highlights the impact of a pharmacist directed pain management treatment plan within institutional opioid use. The report noted that with the pharmacist lead treatment there was improved patient satisfact…

Pharmacist & Physician Opioid Collaborative | Part Two: Working Closer Together as Providers

This Podcast Series is about Pharmacists & Physicians collaborating on the proper & humane usage of pain managment strategies, the usage of opioids, and evidence-based medication therapy management practices.  Each day, more than 130 people die from opioid overdoses. Opioids are a class of drugs t…

Pharmacist & Physician Opioid Collaborative | Part One: Who's PROP & How can Pharmacists Be More Involved?

This Podcast Series is about Pharmacists & Physicians collaborating on the proper & humane usage of pain managment strategies, the usage of opioids, and evidence-based medication therapy management practices.  Each day, more than 130 people die from opioid overdoses. Opioids are a class of drugs t…