This supplement to The American Journal of Managed Care discusses current treatment strategies for effective management of neuropathic pain.
Chairman Bill McCarberg, MD
Founder
Chronic Pain Management Program
Kaiser Permanente San Diego
San Diego, California
Faculty Barry Gidal, PharmD, RPh
Professor of Pharmacy and Neurology
Pharmacy Practice Division
School of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Bruce Nicholson, MD
Director
Division of Pain Medicine and Hospice
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesia
The Pennsylvania State University
School of Medicine
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Richard Billington, RPh
Vice President
Formulary and Rebate
Management Services
National Medical Health Card Systems Inc
Latham, New York
Faculty Disclosure
It is the policy of the National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) and The American Journal of Managed Care to have all faculty who participate in medical education programs disclose any real or potential conflicts of interest.
These participants report relationships with the following pharmaceutical companies:
- Bill McCarberg, MD
Speakers' bureau for:
- Eli Lilly
- Endo Pharmaceuticals
- Janssen
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals
- Pfizer
- Purdue Pharma
- Barry Gidal, PharmD, RPh
Consultant to:
- GlaxoSmithKline
- XenoPort Inc
Grant support from:
- GlaxoSmithKline
- UCB Pharma
Speakers' bureau for:
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Novartis AG
- UCB Pharma
- Bruce Nicholson, MD
Consultant to/speakers' bureau for:
- Pfizer
- Richard Billington, RPh
Consultant to/speakers' bureau for:
- Pfizer
Signed disclosures are on file at the offices of the National Association of Managed Care Physicians, Glen Allen, Virginia, and The American Journal of Managed Care, Jamesburg, New Jersey.
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