This supplement to The American Journal of Managed Care provides a clinical overview of pain management and the value of treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The discussion includes evidence that helps quantify the clinical and economic impact of serious adverse events associated with NSAIDs. Also discussed is the role of dose reduction in mitigating these risks and the potential benefits associated with new lower-dose NSAID formulations.This supplement was supported by Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
Michael Fine, MD
Medical Director
Health Net
Laguna Beach, California
Michele L. Matthews, PharmD, CPE, BCACP
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
School of Pharmacy, Boston
MCPHS University
Boston, Massachusetts
Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Pain Management Center
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Srinivas Nalamachu, MD
Medical Director
International Clinical Research Institute
Overland Park, Kansas
Faculty Disclosures
Srinivas Nalamachu, MD
Consultant/advisory board/honoraria/lecture fees: Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Michael Fine, MD, and Michele L. Matthews, PharmD, CPE, BCACP, have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Signed disclosures are on file at the office of The American Journal of Managed Care, Plainsboro, New Jersey.