Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Pain is both a symptom and a disease. It manifests in multiple forms and its treatment ...

WASHINGTON — While compounded topical pain creams have become an increasingly popular alternative to oral pain medications and opioids, there is a lack of scientific evidence to support their safety ...

This week, we learned that the opioid addiction crisis has reached another catastrophic level with more deaths being linked to fentanyl than heroin, and the numbers are rising across the country. Now, ...

This is the second in our series of reports on the compound cream industry. You can read Part One here and Part Three here. Last year, former NFL quarterback Bret Favre appeared on Sirius XM’s NFL ...

In an effort to reduce chronic pain, many people look for hope by paying $20 to thousands of dollars for a tube of prescription topical pain cream or gel. Now, results of a rigorous federally funded ...

Medicare pays hundreds of millions of dollars each year for prescription creams, gels and lotions made-to-order by pharmacies — mainly as pain treatments. But a new report finds that officials are ...

Medicare pays hundreds of millions of dollars each year for prescription creams, gels and lotions made to order by pharmacies—mainly as pain treatments. But a new report finds that officials are ...