E-FORCSE Prescription Drug Monitoring Database has been queried and verified prior to prescribing the controlled substance. Acute pain exception. This patient has normal, predicted, physiological, and time limited response to an adverse mechanical stimulus associated with surgery, trauma, or acute illness as described in my notes. There is a lack of alternative treatment options other than to include the prescribed narcotic treatment for this condition. Discussed non-opioid alternatives, explained the advantages and disadvantages, and provided the patient with the Florida Department of Health “Information on Nonopioid Alternatives for the Treatment of Pain” pamphlet.