Pain Management

Constituents of Compounded Pain Creams

by kcpadmin | Mar 16, 2014 | Compounding, Pain Management

There are no “secret” ingredients in pain creams. The active pharmaceuticals used are well known analgesics, anesthetics, anti-inflammatories, and neurological blocking agents. These include ibuprofen, lidocaine, gabapentin, morphine, ketamine,...

How Topical Pain Preparations Work

by kcpadmin | Feb 1, 2014 | Compounding, Drug Therapy, Pain Management

There are a lot of technical ways to talk about topical pain preparations….but let’s keep it simple. The basic idea is to get pain relief by applying drugs topically (on the skin). Skin, the largest organ of the body, does a great job of protecting us...

Glutathione For Liver Protection

by kcpadmin | Jan 22, 2014 | Adverse Reactions To Drugs, Compounding, FDA, Nutrition, Pain Management

Please check Glutathione Research papers on our resources page. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is asking health care providers to advise patients to restrict acetaminophen to no more than 325mg per dose. They claim there is no evidence giving more provides...

New Hydrocodone + Acetaminophen Products

by kcpadmin | Dec 28, 2013 | Adverse Reactions To Drugs, Compounding, Drug Therapy, FDA, Pain Management

Liver toxicity from acetaminophen in high doses (usually 4000mg or more daily) has been an ongoing issue for patients. Sometimes it is due to abuse. But at other times it is just from patients trying to manage their pain. The combination of hydrocodone +...

Alternative Dosage Forms

by kcpadmin | Dec 9, 2013 | Adverse Reactions To Drugs, Compounding, General Information, Pain Management

When you go into your local pharmacy and look past the Rx counter you will see rows and rows of oral dosage forms (tablets and capsules), a small section of oral liquids (solutions and suspensions), and an even smaller section of topical preparations (ointments and...

Melatonin & Migrane Prevention

by kcpadmin | Apr 18, 2013 | Drug Therapy, Pain Management

You will be hearing more about the hormone melatonin and its use for the prevention of migrane. Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland and helps regulate the sleep/wake cycle. Evidence is emerging that exogenous doses may be helpful in reducing the incidence of...

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