Pharmacotherapy

PHM-12 - Frankie says RELAX: The In's and Out's of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

Thursday, September 7, 2023

9:40 AM – 10:30 AM PST

Location: Mont-Royal Ballroom

CE: Contact Hours: 1 | ANCC RX: 0| AANP RX: 1 | Mate: 0

Co-Presenter(s)

Amanda Mullins, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner Pain Management
VA St. Louis Healthcare System
St. Louis, Missouri

Slides
Chris Herndon, PharmD, BCACP, FCCP

Professor
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Edwardsville, IL

Slides

Course Description: With increased efforts to decrease opioid prescribing for chronic pain conditions, the non-opioid analgesics and co-analgesics are being more widely utilized. Skeletal muscle relaxants (SMRs) are frequently used chronically despite a paucity of data supporting this practice. Without a clear base of evidence, a thorough understanding of the pharmacologic profile of these agents is essential when selecting therapy. This session will present the class of SMRs in their entirety, review commonly accepted mechanisms of action and challenge widely held beliefs regarding the appropriate place in therapy for this drug class when treating chronic pain.

Learning Objectives:

List the commercially available skeletal muscle relaxants and their complete pharmacologic profile
List the commercially available skeletal muscle relaxants and their complete pharmacologic profile
Given a real or simulated patient, recommend a single or multiple skeletal muscle relaxant(s)