My Patient Wants Pain Meds, But Where Are the Records?

Professor, Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College; Director, Comprehensive Pain Program, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York

Disclosure: Charles E. Argoff, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as a speaker or members of a speakers bureau for: Forest Laboratories, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; King Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Endo Pharmaceuticals; PriCara
Received research grants from: Forest Laboratories, Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Pfizer Inc.; Endo Pharmaceuticals
Served as a consultant for: Forest Laboratories, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.;Eli Lilly and Company; King Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Endo Pharmaceuticals; Grüenthal Group; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; sanofi-aventis