Provider Perspectives on Topical Analgesics
| Autor: | Katherine H Cho, Phillip Rodgers, Michael A. Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Lidocaine Administration Topical Analgesic Survey result Appropriate use Topical analgesics Systemic therapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physicians medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine Practice Patterns Physicians' Medical prescription Intensive care medicine Academic Medical Centers Analgesics Morphine business.industry Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Topical agents Health Care Surveys business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. 32:44-48 |
| ISSN: | 1536-0539 1536-0288 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15360288.2018.1467992 |
| Popis: | Topical analgesics are effective and alternative means to systemic therapy, often minimizing the adverse drug effects and complications of systemic analgesic use. Despite the number of available topical analgesics, there is little direction provided in practice guidelines on their appropriate use and little is known about patterns of their prescribing. To begin understanding these knowledge gaps, we sought provider perspectives on topical analgesic use at a large academic medical center. This electronic survey seeks to explore the perceptions and prescription patterns of topical analgesics among prescribers in a large academic medical center, where the availability of topical analgesics varies. Among topical analgesics, lidocaine (78%) is prescribed more frequently than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; 41%) or morphine (3%). Formulations and indications of use varied between faculty physicians and nonfaculty providers. Reasons for prescribing were largely based on anecdotal experience. Based on the survey results, it is clear that more topical agents are needed to manage pain; however, so too is guidance on appropriate prescribing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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