One of the most common definitions of pain describes pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.” When we are exposed to something that causes pain, if able, we quickly or reflexively withdraw. The sensory feeling of pain is called nociception. Our Host: Mark Garofoli, PharmD Clinical Assistant Professor WVU School of Pharmacy (Department of Clinical Pharmacy) WV School of Pharmacy curriculum education in areas of expertise such as pain management, substance-use disorder, medication therapy management, managed care, geriatric care, management, leadership, and experiential learning.
Latest episodes
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28 min
Thug Drugs: Psychedelic Studies | Pain Pod
Psychedelics, hallucinogens, natural medicines, you name it, if it has been, is, or will be in a clinical trial, we’re covering it on this episode of the Pain Pod folks! We’ll chat…
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33 min
Thug Drugs: Psychedelics | Pain Pod
Psychedelics, hallucinogens, natural medicines, you name it, we’re covering it on this episode of the Pain Pod folks! We’ll chat through all types of psychedelics including LSD, MD…
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56 min
Function Junction: Functional Medicine in Pain Management with Dr. Lauren Castle | Pain Pod
Functional medicine has been on the tip of the tongue and observed online and on social media for years now, more than in the past, but just what is it and how can it help our pati…
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51 min
Pain Pearls: Part 2 with Dr. Sing Ping Chow | Pain Pod
Clinical Pearls, Pain Pod edition: Pain Pearls Part 2 (of many) with Dr. Sing Ping Chow, PharmD as we discuss methadone, buprenorphine, gabapentin, pain pharmacists, AI, and beyond…
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27 min
Hey Pain, Sad to See You Go! (A Review of Adjuvant Pain Medications) | Pain Pod
On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli chats through the complexities of adjuvant pain medications including antidepressant and other medications from other medica…
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33 min
Thug Drugs: Policy | Pain Pod
“Thug Drugs: Policy” THUG DRUGS! With a name like that, it has to be good! Even better than Smuckers (Age old ad slogan for jelly/jam)! In this episode of the Pain Pod, we’re going…
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47 min
Opioidology Part 3: Opioid-Philia vs Opioid-Phobia | Pain Pod
Opioidology Part 3: Opioid-Philia vs Opioid-Phobia The often-blurred lines of pain, addiction, and substance use need a deeper dive into the extremes of opioid-philia and opioid-ph…
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38 min
NSAIDs: Everything and Then Some | Pain Pod
NSAIDs are everywhere, prescription, OTC, topical, oral, injectable, you name it! In an era of Opioidphobia, are they really a panacea? Heck no, all medications come with baggage.…
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30 min
Opioidology Part 2: Opioid Selection | Pain Pod
Welcome (back) to the Opioidology podcast series! Next up to bat, ‘Opioid Selection”. What’s YOUR “Go To Opioid”??? No really, pick a given patient scenario, as respectively there’…
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35 min
Opioidology Part 1: Our Opioid Story | Pain Pod
Welcome to the Opioidology podcast series! First up to bat, ‘Our Opioid Story”. You’ve heard, seen, and most likely experienced many facets of the Opioid Crisis. The doom, the gloo…
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36 min
PhARM-OUD Guidelines: Buprenorphine & Community Pharmacies| Pain Pod
On this episode of the Pain Pod, we discuss the details of the PhARM OUD Guidelines with our special guest Dr. Tyler Varisco. We’re ready to dive into buprenorphine in community ph…
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41 min
Sports Pharmacy: Play Ball! | Pain Pod
This episode of the Pain Pod takes a moment to sit down with THE Pharmacist Athlete, Dr. Brandon Welch! What is sports pharmacy? Patient athletes? Where does a pharmacist fit into…
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15 min
Journavx: A Quick Journey into the Novel Non-Opioid Pain Med | Pain Pod
Extra Extra, Read all about it! Actually, it’s a podcast, Listen all about it! New Pain Med! New Pain Med! New Non-Opioid Pain Med! Suzetrigine (Journavx) is now FDA Approved for M…
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41 min
Pain Pearls: Part 1 | Pain Pod
Clinical Pearls, Pain Pod edition: Pain Pearls Part 1 (of many)! A cornucopia of pain conundrums and potential solutions and/or tools to help mitigate. All here, nicely packaged, r…
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31 min
Thug Drugs: GABA, GABA, GABA | Pain Pod
GABBA, GABBA, GABBA!!! It’s time to enter the matrix with Pain Guy, the matric of the neural synaptic cleft, that’s where it’s at for this episode of the Pain Pod folks! We’ll chat…
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30 min
Guess Who’s Back! Back Again! Topical Pain Medications Part 2: An Rx Encore! | PainPod
Topical medications are utilized around the globe at appreciatively higher rates than in our country, so what’s the barriers? “Knowledge” is a great place to start, so join us on t…
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28 min
Oh Yeah! Topical Pain Medications! | Pain Pod
Topical medications are utilized around the globe at appreciatively higher rates than in our country, so what’s the barriers? “Knowledge” is a great place to start, so join us on t…
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42 min
Flags, Fires, & Airports: A Chat with Ron Chapman, Legal Expert | Pain Pod
Is every red flag Red a fire or smoke? Controlled substance red flags alert a clinician to needed further conversation, but is every red flag (smoke) investigated for the fire? Thi…
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37 min
Trauma, Pain, & Addiction | Pain Pod
Remember Pain Guy’s TEDx talk “Mise en Scene: Pain, Addiction, and YOU”? It was all about the cinematic experience, right? Well on this episode of the Pain Pod, we welcome Helen Sa…
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32 min
National Opioid Settlement: Beyond the $45 BILLION | Pain Pod
FORTY-FIVE BILLION DOLLARS (approximately of course) and an appreciable number of concrete efforts and responsibilities, that’s the National Opioid Settlement! On this episode of t…