David M. Heckman

David M. Heckman, R.Ph., is a hospital pharmacist and methadone clinic consultant pharmacist. He has extensive experience in consulting, public speaking, authoring, hospital, retail, association and industry. David is a 1976 graduate of Ferris State College (now University) School of Pharmacy. Pharmacists may obtain additional information and tools by e-mailing at dave@rxcps.com with the subject line of "MultiBriefs."

Articles by David M. Heckman

• Anxiety, mood, depression and chronic pain

  Thursday, October 05, 2017

  ​Which drug? What dose? These are the questions we focus on when we interact with a chronic pain patient. Certainly, we believe, there must be a magic pill or patch that will erase our patient's pain and (within the 15 minutes allowed by payers) send him or her out of our office eternally grateful and forever smiling.

• We are failing the opioid crisis

  Thursday, September 21, 2017

  ​Our politicians are in the process of wasting tax dollars on ineffective and misguided efforts to resolve the opioid crisis. These funds will likely be spent by many of the people responsible for the crisis.

• Opioids and the proper treatment of mu receptor pain

  Friday, May 19, 2017

  ​The topic of opioid misadventures has received a significant amount of attention in both the healthcare media and national political talking points. Traditional solutions focus on reducing the availability of opioids. However, the mistreatment of patients with chronic mu receptor pain represents a major preventable vector to this healthcare crisis. Our efforts may be better applied by addressing the proper treatment of mu receptor pain.