This customizable document, Pain Medication, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Pain Management Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Pain Medication:

	PATIENT EDUCATION HANDOUT PAIN MEDICATION Persistent pain lasts for long periods of time and it is usually treated with medications that work for long periods of time. These are called long-acting or sustained-release medications and are taken at regular intervals during the day and night. By taking pain medication regularly, you can maintain a relatively constant level of pain relief through the day and night. Examples of long-acting medications are tablets or capsules that are taken every 8-12 hours or a skin patch that is worn continually for several days. TWO DIFFERENT OPIOID PAIN...
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	...that you have been prescribed work together to treat both your persistent pain and your breakthrough pain. Your persistent pain medication takes longer to work, but it helps to control your pain for hours to days. When you experience breakthrough pain, your breakthrough pain medication works faster but for a shorter period of time to directly control the severe flares of breakthrough pain. IF I HAVE BREAKTHROUGH PAIN, DOES IT MEAN THAT THE PAIN MEDICATION I AM USING REGULARLY FOR MY...