The Clinical journal of pain
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Review Meta Analysis
Educational interventions by pharmacists to patients with chronic pain: systematic review and meta-analysis.
We hypothesized that educational interventions delivered by pharmacists to patients with chronic pain might improve pain-related outcomes and sought to establish "proof of concept" for this hypothesis. ⋯ Pharmacist-delivered educational interventions seem to reduce adverse events and improve satisfaction, but their clinical benefit on pain intensity is debatable. Our analysis suggests that the role of pharmacists may be important but a deeper understanding and evaluation of the active components of these interventions is needed within clinical trials before wider implementation into clinical practice can be recommended.