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Cephalon - Diamond Level Corporate Sponsor
King Pharmaceuticals - Platinum Level Corporate Sponsor
Lilly - Platinum Level Corporate Sponsor
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Abstracts

Development of a Registry for the Study of Opioid Utilization in Chronic Noncancer Pain Management

Charles Argoff, MD1; Leanne Yanni, MD2; Steven Stanos, DO3; Gordon Irving, MD4; and the OPUS Group

1Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; 2Division of General Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA; 3Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Center for Pain Management, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL; 4Swedish Pain and Headache Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Comparisons of the Efficacy and Safety of Duloxetine for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia in Patients with vs Without Major Depressive Disorder

Lesley M. Arnold1, James I. Hudson2, Fujun Wang3, Madelaine M. Wohlreich3, Apurva Prakash3, Daniel K. Kajdasz3, Elijah Frakes3, Amy S. Chappell3

1Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; 2McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 3Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

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Efficacy of Duloxetine in Patients with Fibromyalgia: Pooled Analysis of Four Placebo-controlled Clinical Trials

Lesley M. Arnold1, Daniel Clauw2, Madelaine Wohlreich3, Fujun Wang3, Jonna Ahl3, Paula J Gaynor3, Elijah Frakes3, Amy S. Chappell3

1Women's Health Research Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; 2Division of Rheumatology, Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI; 3Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

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Pain from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Reduced with Dynamic Splinting

Stacey H. Berner, MD1; F. Buck Willis, PhD2; Ramalingam Shanmugam, PhD3

1Advanced Centers for Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Eldersberg, MD; 2Texas State University-San Marcos [at the time of this study] and Clinical Research, Dynasplint Systems, Inc, Austin, TX; 3School of Health Administration, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX

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Improving Medication Error Reporting in Hospice Care

Rachel Boyer, PharmD; Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CDE; Guarav Deshpande, PharmD, MS; Shelia Weiss Smith, PhD

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD

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Time to Onset of Relief from Acute Pain Due to Minor Ankle Sprain After Treatment with Diclofenac Epolamine Topical Patch

Alan Brewer,1 Jillmarie Yanchick,2 A. Lanzarotti,3 Cynthia Fuller4

1University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO; 2Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC, Piscataway, NJ; 3Institut Biochimique SA, Pambio-Noranco, Switzerland; 4MMS Holdings Inc., Canton, MI

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Diclofenac Epolamine Topical Patch (DETP) Offers a Safe Treatment Alternative to Oral NSAIDs in Treatment of Minor Soft Tissue Injuries

Alan Brewer1; Jillmarie Yanchick2; Stefano Rovati3; Cynthia Fuller4

1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; 2Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC, Piscataway NJ; 3Institut Biochemique SA, Pambio-Noranco, Switzerland; 4MMS Holdings, Inc., Canton, MI

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Duloxetine 60 to 120 mg vs Placebo in the Treatment of Patients with Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

Amy S. Chappell, MD1; Melissa J Ossanna, PhD1; Hong Liu-Seifert, PhD1; Jerry Hall, MD1; Harry Collins, MD2

1Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN; 2Anderson & Collins Clinical Research, Inc., Edison, NJ

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Efficacy of Milnacipran in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia: A 15-week, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Daniel J. Clauw, MD1; Philip J. Mease, MD2; Robert H. Palmer, MD3; Kim Thacke, MDr3; R. Michael Gendreau, MD, PhD4, Tobie Escher, PhD3

1University of Michigan, Division of Rheumatology, Ann Arbor, MI; 2Seattle Rheumatology Associates and Swedish Medical Center, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Seattle, WA; 3Forest Research Institute, Jersey City, NJ; 4Cypress Bioscience, Inc., San Diego, CA

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Exploring the Educational Value of Endurance in the Context of Acute Pain

Nance Cunningham, Doctoral Candidate

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

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The Safety and Efficacy of Oral Diclofenac Soft Gelatin, Liquid-filled Capsules for Postbunionectomy Pain

Stephen E. Daniels, DO1; Douglas R. Baum, MS1; Stephen E. Boesing, MS2

1SCIREX Research Centers, Austin, Texas; 2 Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Clinical Development and Scientific Affairs, Newport, KY

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Effect of Food on the Pharmacokinetics of Once-daily Cyclobenzaprine Extended-release 30 mg

Mona Darwish, PhD

Cephalon, Inc., Frazer, PA

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Comparison of the Pharmacokinetics of Once-daily Cyclobenzaprine Extended-release 30 mg and Cyclobenzaprine Immediate-release 10 mg Three Times Daily

Mona Darwish, PhD; Steven C.K. Chang, PhD; Edward Hellriegel, PhD

Cephalon, Inc., Frazer, PA

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Comparison of Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability Following a Single Dose of Once-daily Cyclobenzaprine Extended-release 15 mg and 30 mg

Mona Darwish, PhD; Steven C.K. Chang, PhD; Edward T. Hellriegel, PhD

Cephalon, Inc., Frazer, PA

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Fentanyl Buccal Tablet in Opioid-tolerant Patients with Noncancer-Related Breakthrough Pain: A 12-week Study Using a Novel Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Design

John T. Farrar,1 Edward Michna,2 John Messina,3 Fang Xie, PhD3

1Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; 2Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; 3Cephalon, Inc., Frazer, PA

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Long-term Safety of Fentanyl Buccal Tablet in Opioid-tolerant Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain and Breakthrough Pain

Perry G. Fine,1 James Rathmell,2 John Messina,3 Fang Xie3

1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; 2Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; 3Cephalon, Inc., Frazer, PA

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Opioid Prescribing Practices in Chronic Pain Management: Guidelines Do Not Ensure Good Clinical Practice

Errol Gould, PhD; Nancy Alvarez, PharmD; Timothy W. Victor, PhD

Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc, Chadds Ford, PA, USA

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Oxymorphone Extended Release in Hydrocodone-experienced Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: Subgroup Analysis of a 12-Week, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study

Errol Gould, PhD,1 Martin Hale, MD,2 Tina Ma, PhD,1 Harry Ahdieh, PhD,1 Rosemary Kerwin, PharmD1

1Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA, 2Gold Coast Research, LLC, Weston, FL, USA

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Efficacy of Oxymorphone Extended Release in Opioid-experienced Patients with a Herniated Disc: Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

Errol Gould, PhD,1 Martin Hale, MD,2 Tina Ma, PhD,1 Harry Ahdieh, PhD,1 Rosemary Kerwin, PharmD1

1Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA; 2Gold Coast Research, LLC, Weston, FL, USA

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Long-term Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy with Lacosamide

Ronald Graf1 for the SP745 Study Group; Wendy Frye2; Jeff Simpson2; Gary Jay2

1Cedar Research, Tacoma, WA, 2Schwarz Biosciences, Inc., Raleigh, NC

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A Novel Three-Dimensional Pain Drawing

Jerry Hesch, MHS, PT

Hesch Method Seminars and Physical Therapy, LLC, Henderson, NV

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Long-term Efficacy of Lacosamide in Subjects with Painful Distal Diabetic Neuropathy: Results of a Double-Blind, Randomized Withdrawal Trial

Dr. Tibor Hidvégi for the SP 746 Study Group1, Michael Bretschneider2, Stephan Thierfelder2, Ken Sommerville3, Sabine Bongardt 2

1Petz Aladár Hospital, GyÐr, Hungary, 2Schwarz BioSciences, Inc., Monheim, Germany, 3formerly affiliated with Schwarz BioSciences, Inc., Raleigh, NC

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Assessing the Societal Burden of Prescription Opioid Abuse Among Patients with Chronic Pain: A Conceptual Model

Jing Ju, PharmD1; Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CDE2; Anthony Tommasello, PhD1; C. Daniel Mullins, PhD1

1Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Baltimore, MD; 2Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD

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Pilot: Effectiveness and Safety of Non-surgical Spinal Decompression

John Leslie1; Charlotte Richmond2; Alex Macario3; Christian Apfel4; Frank Florio5; Marty Auster6; Joseph Pergolizzi6

1Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; 2NEMA Research, Inc., Naples, FL; 3Stanford University, Stanford, CA; 4University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; 5Axiom Worldwide, Inc, Tampa, FL; 6Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

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Radicular Pain Unmasked following Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

Mahesh P. Mehta, MD; Claude Brunson, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

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Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Oral Diclofenac Potassium Soft Gelatin Liquid Filled Capsule versus Diclofenac Potassium Tablet in Volunteers and Bunionectomy Patients

Keith A. Moore, PharmD1; Douglas G. Stoker, DPM2; Michael Lissy, MD3

1Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Newport, KY; 2Podiatry Center, Salt Lake City, UT; 3AAIPharma, Neu-Ulm, Germany

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Single-Dose Pharmacokinetic Comparison of ProSorb® Diclofenac Potassium Formulations in Healthy Adult Volunteers

Keith A. Moore, PharmD1; Dwight D. Stiff, PhD2; Michael Lissy, MD2; Stephen E. Boesing, MS1

1Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Newport, KY; 2AAIPharma, Neu-Ulm, Germany

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Impact of Long-Term Use of Fentanyl Buccal Tablet on Novel Measures of Functioning in Opioid-Tolerant Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain and Breakthrough Pain

Srinivas Nalamachu,1 John Messina,2 Fang Xie2

1Mid-America Physiatrists, PA, Overland Park, KS; 2Cephalon, Inc., Frazer, PA

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Oral Diclofenac Soft Gelatin Liquid Filled Capsule Is Efficacious Compared with Placebo in Patients with Postsurgical Dental Pain

Robert J. Noveck, MD, PhD1; John R. Zuniga, DMD, PhD2; John H. Campbell, DDS, MS3; Hans Malmström, DDS4; Boyd J. Tomasetti, DMD5; Stephen E. Boesing, MS6

1MDS Pharma Services (US), Inc, Neptune, NJ; 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; 3University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, Buffalo, NY; 4The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; 5Rocky Mountain Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Littleton, CO; 6Clinical Development and Scientific Affairs, Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Newport, KY

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Decreased Lower Back Pain after Non-Invasive Spinal Decompression May be Due to Restored Disc Height

Joseph V. Pergolizzi1; Christian Apfel2; Frank Florio3; William Martin4; Charlotte Richmond5

1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; 2University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; 3Axiom Worldwide, LLC, Tampa, FL; 4Upper Valley Interventional Radiology, McAllen, TX; 5NEMA Research, Inc., Naples, FL

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Duloxetine vs α2&sigma Ligands in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

Sibilia Quilici1; Jeremy Chancellor1; Mickael Lothgren2; Dominque Simon3; Gerard Said4; T. Kim Le5; Ana Garcia-Cebrian6; Daniel Kajdasz5; Wahiba Estergard5

1 i3 Innovus, Middlesex, UK; 2 Janssen-Cilag AB, Sollentuna, Sweden; 3Service de Diabétologie Hôpital de la Pitié, Paris, France; 4Hôpital de Bicêtre, Paris, France; 5Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN; 6Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham,UK

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Time to Onset of Pain Relief in Dental Surgery Patients Administered Oral Diclofenac Potassium Soft Gelatin Liquid Filled Capsule

William K. Schmidt, PhD1; Stephen E. Boesing, MS2; John H. Campbell, DDS, MS3; Hans Malmstrom, DDS4; Robert J. Noveck, MD, PhD5; Boyd J. Tomasetti, DMD6; John R. Zuniga, DMD, PhD7

1NorthStar Consulting, LLC, Davis, CA; 2Clinical Development and Scientific Affairs, Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA; 3University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, Buffalo, NY; 4The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; 5MDS Pharma Services (US), Inc, Neptune, NJ; 6Rocky Mountain Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Littleton, CO; 7University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

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Efficacy and Safety of Duloxetine 60 mg to 120 mg Once Daily in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Vladimir Skljarevski, MD1; Durisala Desaiah, PhD1; Hong Liu-Seifert, PhD1; Qi Zhang, PhD1; J Hampton Atkinson2; Jerry Hall, MD1; Miroslav Backonja, MD3

1Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN; 2VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA; 3University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI

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Chronic Pain Relief Through Patient and Provider Education

Michael S. Snyder, MD, PhD

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Development of the LAQ: A New Questionnaire for Detecting Deception in the Chronic Pain Population. A Validation Study Comparing Two Dissimulation Groups

Blake H. Tearnan, PhD

HealthNetSolutions.com

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2008 Participating Organizations:
Participating Organizations American Headache Society National Stroke Association (NSA) American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine American Society of Pain Educators Trigeminal Neuralgia Association Nevada Psychiatric Association National Vulvodynia Association (NVA) Western Pain Society Pain Society of Oregon National Fibromyalgia Research Association (NFRA) Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA)
2008 Media Partners:
PAINWeek 2008 Media Partners The Journal of Family Practice PainKnowledge.org SpineUniverse.com CMEPlanner.com
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