title: Traveling with a pain medication pump.
abstract: Questions from patients about analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. The topic addressed in this issue is traveling with a pain medication pump with discussion of planning, maintenance, contacts in case of pump emergency, time intervals between refills, symptoms of overdose or withdrawal from the pump medication, and good communication with health care providers.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA. kristin.bennett@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors: Kristin
authors: K
authors: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid