Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain

Clinical guidelines for the use of chronic opioid therapy in chronic noncancer pain.

UNLABELLED Use of chronic opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain has increased substantially. The American Pain Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine commissioned a systematic review of the evidence on chronic opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain and convened a multidisciplinary expert panel to review the evidence and formulate recommendations. Although evidence is limited, ...

Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain.

CMAJ | MAY 8, 2017 | VOLUME 189 | ISSUE 18 E659 C hronic noncancer pain includes any painful condition that persists for at least three months and is not associated with malignant disease.1 According to seven national surveys conducted between 1994 and 2008, 15%–19% of Canadian adults live with chronic noncancer pain.2 Chronic noncancer pain interferes with activities of daily living, has a maj...

Principles of opioid use in chronic noncancer pain.

The opioid epidemic and national guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain: a perspective from different continents

Introduction A marked rise in opioid prescriptions for patients with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) with a parallel increase in opioid abuse/misuse, and resulting deaths was noted in the Unites states in the past decade (opioid epidemic). In response, the US Center of Diseases Control (CDC) developed a guideline for prescribing of opioids for patients with CNCP. Objectives To assess (1) if the...

Latin-American guidelines for opioid use in chronic nononcologic pain.

AIM Latin-American experts in the use of opioids in patients with chronic nononcologic pain (CNOP) have updated existing recommendations to current Latin-American reality. METHODS Several key opinion leaders from Latin America participated in a face-to-face meeting in Guatemala (April 2015) to discuss the use of opioids in CNOP. Subgroups of experts worked on specific topics, reviewed the lit...