Pain Management: Opioid guidelines: helpful for the rheumatologist?

Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2009 May;5(5):242-4. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2009.63.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / etiology
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / physiopathology
  • Pain / physiopathology
  • Pain / prevention & control*
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Rheumatology / methods*
  • Risk Assessment

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid