Prescribing for persistent non-cancer pain
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Guidance on opioids prescribing for the management of persistent non-cancer pain in older adults
Many older adults suffer from persistent pain but prevalence studies consistently showed high levels of untreated or under-treated pain in old population. Both persistent pain and pain under-treatment adversely affect independence and quality of life in geriatric patients. Pain management is challenging in this age-group because of the declining organ function, the presence of concurrent diseas...
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As the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain gradually increases, clinicians have more opportunities to encounter opioid prescription. However, guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain have never been published in Korea. The present guidelines were prepared by reviewing various research data. In cases in which the data were insufficient, recommendations were presented follo...
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Received December 1, 2016. Revised December 9, 2016. Accepted December 13, 2016. Correspondence to: Ji Seok Baik Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49241, Korea Tel: +82-51-240-7399, Fax: +82-51-242-7466, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons...
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BACKGROUND The place of opioids in the management of chronic, non-cancer pain is limited. Even so their use is escalating, leading to concerns that patients are prescribed strong opioids inappropriately and alternatives to medication are under-used. We aimed to understand the processes which bring about and perpetuate long-term prescribing of opioids for chronic, non-cancer pain. METHODS We h...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Australian Prescriber
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0312-8008,1839-3942
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2013.081