title: Opioid drugs: what is next for Lebanon?
abstract: Opioids remain essential drugs for the treatment of severe cancerous pain. However, many countries have developed new regulations and policies for a better availability and accessibility of these drugs. Lebanon is not too far from these advanced strategies. The Ministry of Health and specifically the Narcotic Department have adjusted regulations related to opioid prescriptions and have registered many new opioid drugs in 2012 for a better pain-free life for our patients. However, there is still a lot to do in this field.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia Department, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital (HDF), Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamout
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia Department, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital (HDF), Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Eliane
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayoub
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia Department, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital (HDF), Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naccache
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia Department, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital (HDF), Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abou Zeid
authors.affiliation: Narcotic Department, Ministry of Health, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Marie-Thérèse
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Matar
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Critical Care, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut.
authors.forename: Marie-Claire
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Antakly
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010602:Pharmacopoeias as Topic
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid