Will I be able to get free prescription medicines filled for my work-related injury under the new Workers’ Compensation Law? As of July 11, 2007, the law specifically authorizes pharmacies to direct bill the insurance carrier and requires the insurance carrier to pay for the prescription or reimburse the employee within 45 days of receipt of…
Workers’ comp carriers saved an average 11 percent in their pharmacy costs in 2016, driven by a 13.3 percent reduction in opioid cost, according to an annual survey by pharmacy benefit manager CompPharma. CompPharma’s 14th analyzed pharmacy cost data from 2016 of 23 workers’ compensation insurance carriers, third-party administrators, self-insured employers and state funds. PBMs’…
To manage chronic pain and get the best possible outcomes for the payer and the injured worker, employ a holistic, start-to-finish process. By: IPS | August 3, 2015, 5 min read Chronic, intractable pain within workers’ compensation is a serious problem. The National Center for Biotechnology Information, part of the National Institutes of Health, reports that when chronic…
German Lopez Published 10:10 AM ET Thu, 10 Aug 2017 Vox It is impossible to talk about the causes of the opioid epidemic without pointing to the manufacturers and distributors that marketed and proliferated these dangerous pills. Yet over the past several years, these multibillion-dollar companies have avoided much in the way of serious…
Analgesic Efficacy and Transdermal Penetration of Topical Gabapentin Creams: Finding an Optimal Dose and Pre-treatment Time Author(s): Heustess Allie,Spigener Shuler,Sweitzer Sarah,Romero-Sandoval Alfonso,Asbill Scott Issue: Mar/Apr 2015 – Volume 19, Number 2 View All Articles in Issue Abstract: Many patients with chronic neuropathic pain continue to suffer despite traditional pharmacotherapy. As a result, pharmacists commonly compound gabapentin into creams,…
Evaluation of the Percutaneous Absorption of Ketamine HCl, Gabapentin, Clonidine HCl, and Baclofen, in Compounded Transdermal Pain Formulations, Using the Franz Finite Dose Model. Abstract OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the ability of four commonly used analgesics (ketamine HCl, gabapentin, clonidine HCl, and baclofen), when incorporated into two transdermal compounding bases, Lipoderm and Lipoderm ActiveMax, to…
The use of opioid medications, particularly long-acting opioid medications, is an independent risk factor for the development of catastrophic claims. Public concerns surrounding the use of opioids to treat chronic pain, not involving cancer or terminal illness, have grown as the number of prescriptions for opioid analgesics has continued to increase. Prescribing patterns have…
The over-prescribing of opioids and subsequent problems of addiction, overdose, and even death is a public health crisis that has dramatically impacted workers’ compensation. A startling 55 to 85 percent of injured workers receive narcotics for chronic pain. A recent study by Accident Fund Holdings and Johns Hopkins University examined the interrelationship between the utilization…
Si se lesiona en el trabajo, debe seguir estos sencillos pasos: El proveedor de cuidado de la salud tratante debe ser autorizado por la Junta de Compensación de Trabajadores, excepto en una situación de emergencia. Puede obtener más información sobre los proveedores autorizados y localizar a los proveedores autorizados en las secciones Trabajadores lesionados o…
Presentation Topical Pain Medications Another Approach to Pain, Wound and Scar Management