Pain and Rheumatology

Canadian Guidelines:

• Headache Network Canada and Canadian Headache Society: Acute Drug Therapy for Migraine Headache (2013)
• Headache Network Canada and Canadian Headache Society: Migraine Prophylaxis (2012)

Pharmacist Minor Ailment Prescribing Guidelines:

• University of Saskatchewan: Headache (2018)

Other Guidelines:

• NICE Pathway: Headaches (UK, 2019)
• International Headache Society: Classification of Headache Disorders (2018)
• NICE Guideline: Headaches in Over 12s: Diagnosis and Management (UK, 2015)
• American Academy of Neurology and American Headache Society: Pharmacologic Treatment for Episodic Migraine Prevention in Adults (US, 2012)
• American Academy of Neurology and American Headache Society: NSAIDs and Other Complementary Treatments for Episodic Migraine Prevention in Adults (US, 2012)

Canadian Guidelines:

• College of Family Physicians of Canada and Toward Optimized Practice: Low Back Pain (2011)
• National Pain Centre: Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (2010)
• Canadian Medical Association: Neuropathic Pain: A Practical Guide for the Clinician (2006)

Pharmacist Minor Ailment Prescribing Guidelines:

• University of Saskatchewan: Musculoskeletal Strains and Sprains (2017)

Other Guidelines:

• NICE Pathway: Low Back Pain (UK, 2018)
• NICE Pathway: Neuropathic Pain (UK, 2019)
• NICE Guideline: Opioids in Palliative Care: Safe and Effective Prescribing of Strong Opioids for Pain in Palliative Care of Adults (UK, 2016)
• NICE Guideline: Neuropathic Pain in Adults: Pharmacological Management in Non-Specialist Settings (2019)
• NICE Guideline: Low back Pain and Sciatica in over 16s: Assessment and Management (UK, 2016)
• American Pain Society and American Academy of Pain Medicine: Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain (US, 2009)
• American Pain Society and American College of Physicians: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain (US, 2007)

Canadian Guidelines:

• Canadian Rheumatology Association: Recommendations for Pharmacological Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Traditional and Biologic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (2011)

Other Guidelines:

• NICE Pathway: Osteoarthritis (UK, 2019)
• NICE Pathway: Rhematoid Arthritis (UK, 2019)
• NICE Guideline: Osteoarthritis: Care and Management in Adults (UK, 2014)
• American Acedemy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (US, 2013)
• American College of Rheumatology: Recommendations for the Use of Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapies in Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee (US, 2012)
• American College of Rheumatology: Recommendations for the use of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs and Biologics in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (US, 2012)
• NICE Guideline: Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults (UK, 2018)