Learn from an expert in pain medication what new requirements really means for health care providers.

Guidelines developed from gallbladder patient data and interviews form the basis of a new effort to right-size opioid prescribing for many operations.

Ketamine is used increasingly during surgery to reduce pain during recovery. A recent study questioned the efficacy of this common practice.

Many adults take corticosteroids for short-term symptom relief — but providers may want to consider possible side effects more closely.

For some surgery patients, a prescription to ease postoperation pain leads to continued opioid use months afterward.