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A Call for Understanding and Greater Access to Balanced Pain Management
Read the new white paper from the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management.
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Prescription Pain Medication: Preserving Patient Access While Curbing Abuse
To promote a better understanding of the benefits of patient access to approved therapies and appropriate clinical care, the Alliance for Patient Access, and the affiliated Institute for Patient Access, sponsor physician working groups, health Read more…
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Presecription Pain Medication: Preserving Patient Access While Curbing Abuse
As physicians, it is our duty to ensure that our patients’ pain is adequately treated. In fact, pain has been referred to as the “fifth vital sign”, recognising that it is on par with the Read more…
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Alliance for Balanced Pain Management Statement on CAKE
The movie “CAKE” draws important attention to the issue of pain, medication abuse and the significant impact pain can have upon individuals, loved ones and caregivers. The Alliance for Balanced Pain Management (AfBPM) commends the Read more…
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NIH: Pathways to Prevention Workshop: The Role of Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
October 27, 2014 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) workshop is co-sponsored by the NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP), the NIH Pain Consortium, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Read more…
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Alliance for Balanced Pain Management Forms to Support Appropriate Pain Management and Responsible Use, Storage and Disposal of Pain Medications
November 20, 2014 http://alliancebpm.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2014-11-21-alliance-press-release-final-pdf.pdf
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Alliance for Balanced Pain Management Expands Membership With Diverse National Organizations
May 13, 2015 Four New Members Will Advance Support for Appropriate Access to Integrated Pain Management and Responsible Use, Storage and Disposal of Prescription Pain Medicines AfBPM Expands Membership Press Release
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AfPA Urges Governors to Support Balanced Pain Management with New Opioid Abuse Guidelines
February 23, 2016 The Alliance for Patient Access called on members of the National Governors Association to support policies that promote patient access to balanced pain management options part of the governors’ forthcoming guidelines on prescription Read more…
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Access to Balanced Pain Management
February 29, 2016 Safer Options for Treating Surgical Pain View this infographic and learn more.
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Patients in Pain, and a Doctor Who Must Limit Drugs
March 17, 2016 Susan Kubicka-Welander, a short-order cook, went to her pain checkup appointment straight from the lunch-rush shift. “We were really busy,” she told Dr. Robert L. Wergin, trying to smile through deeply etched Read more…