Pain Management: Opioid guidelines: helpful for the rheumatologist?
Opioids are increasingly used for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain, but this practice remains controversial. A new set of clinical recommendations attempts to guide clinicians through the issues.
Fitzcharles
Mary-Ann
MA
Division of Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. mary-ann.fitzcharles@muhc.mcgill.ca
Shir
Yoram
Y
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid