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Medication management is the development of a medication regimen to help decrease pain. A goal of medication management is to reduce pain and improve functioning, without undue medication side effects. Another goal is to improve sleep, especially when the pain problem interferes with an adequate sleep pattern. Medications may include both analgesics (pain relieving medications) and adjuvant medications, such as antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and muscle relaxers, which work along with the analgesics, to help them work more effectively.
If you receive narcotic pain relievers, you will be asked to follow the terms of a narcotic contract in order to maintain a safe, controlled treatment plan.
Typically, the Pain Management Center staff will develop the medication regimen, and discharge the patient to the primary care provider when stable on medications. At that time, the primary care provider will generally assume prescription of the medications.
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