title: Opioids for pain management in older adults: Strategies for safe prescribing.
abstract: Appropriate selection and dosing of medications is essential when prescribing for older adults. Opioids are commonly employed to treat pain but must be approached with caution due to potentially dangerous adverse reactions. This article provides strategies for safely prescribing opioids for pain in older adults.
authors.affiliation: Pamela Stitzlein Davies is a research coordinator of the Pain Tracker Self-Manager Study at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.; adjunct faculty, graduate nursing division at the School of Health Sciences, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Wash.; and affiliate faculty at the School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
authors.forename: Pamela Stitzlein
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D057970:Inappropriate Prescribing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid