title: The safety of opioid analgesics in the elderly: new data raise new concerns: comment on "The comparative safety of opioids for nonmalignant pain in older adults".
authors.affiliation: Section of General Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Patrick G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D000075202:Contraindications; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D019370:Observation; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012107:Research Design; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors