3. CURRENT MEDS
4. SPECIAL STUFF
Ask your friendly pharmacist to help optimise safe but sufficient analgesia
TIPS AND TRAPS
Monash University 2020
Pain trend > score
Is it available on PBS?
Check SafeScript for
high-dependency users
Don't forget antiemetics
and aperients
Beware renal/hepatic
impairment
Simple analgesia first
Fasting? NBM?
Home today?
Regular vs PRN
Doses
Comorbities
Pain Hx + Allergies
Advice vs Review
New vs known pt
1. CLEAR REQUEST
2. PATIENT INFO
HOW TO REFER
WHO TO REFER
Rib fractures
Acute on chronic pain
PCA/ketamine infusion/nerve blocks
Mucositis
Patients on opioid replacements/IVDU
RECONSIDER chronic cancer pain
MSK pain
Referral Guide
Acute Pain Service
