title: Narcotics in rheumatology.
abstract: Patients with rheumatic conditions often suffer from related chronic pain. When first-line traditional medications such as acetaminophen and anti-inflammatory medications do not suffice, then other options are needed. The traditional medications may ultimately not provide sufficient pain relief, or alternatively, they can pose as a contraindication due to underlying hypertension, renal, and/or hepatic disease. Therefore, narcotics are an alluring alternative, which if used in a multidisciplinary and systematic approach to the patient, can prove to be quite beneficial in the lives of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Mahsa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tehrani
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Hospital General de Occidente and University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
authors.forename: Mathia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Katz
keywords: chronic pain management; narcotics; opiates; pain; rheumatology
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