Treating Postoperative Pain without Opioids: Zynrelef®
Multimodal analgesia is an alternative to opioids that uses more than one medication or technique for pain relief. Zynrelef® is an extended release, non-opioid medication that treats postoperative pain and inflammation. It’s applied without a needle directly into...
Control severe pain after surgery – without opioids
For many patients, the first 72 hours following surgery can be the most painful due to inflammation at the surgical site.1 Inflammation is a significant component of postoperative pain as it peaks around 24 hours after surgery and remains high through the first 72...
Could a Vaccine (and More) Fix the Fentanyl Crisis?
Originally posted on Medscape Robert Glatter, MD: Welcome. I'm Dr Robert Glatter, medical advisor for Medscape Emergency Medicine. Today we have Dr Paul Christo, a pain specialist in the Division of Pain Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in...
An Effective Non-Opioid Solution To Postoperative Pain
For many patients, surgery can be painful, especially in the first 72 hours after surgery. 1 Healthcare providers have options available to them to treat postoperative pain, but those options don’t always provide patients with adequate pain relief. In fact, most...
How fentanyl poisoning became a national crisis: Johns Hopkins pain doctor explains
Originally published on Fox News A record 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses and poisonings last year, driven by synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl Every day across the United States, news detailing horrific fentanyl-related deaths makes headlines as the...
Johns Hopkins doctor doesn’t think overdoses will slow down, even though pandemic has
Originally published on wtopnews The nation’s opioid crisis hit record highs during COVID-19, but one expert in Maryland said even though the pandemic has eased, he doesn’t think the opioid situation will automatically move in the right direction. “We saw an...
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: Interview with Dr. Paul Christo
On the first National Fentanyl Awareness Day, KTVU's Greg Lee is joined by John Hopkins University School of Medicine Professor Dr. Paul Christo to discuss the dangers of the...
Opioid Vaccines as a Tool to Stem Overdose Deaths
Researchers are turning to the immune system for help in treating addiction and preventing overdose. Download the PDF...
Giving Patients Hope for Better Lives
Published in Outpatient Surgery Magazine, Q&A with Dr. Paul Christo Download a...
Florida warns of new drug much more powerful than fentanyl
Shutterstock/ Urfin Originally published on the New York Post TAMPA – A new drug 20-100 times stronger than fentanyl is now making its way into common street drugs across the United States. Isotonitazene, referred to as ISO, is creating problems for spring breakers...