European* clinical practice recommendations on opioids for chronic noncancer pain – Part 1: Role of opioids in the management of chronic noncancer pain
European Journal of Pain2021Vol. 25(5), pp. 949–968
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Winfried Häuser, Bart Morlion, Kevin E. Vowles, Kirsty Bannister, Eric Buchser, Roberto Casale, Jean‐François Chenot, Gillian Chumbley, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Geert Dom, Liisa Jutila, Tony O’Brien, Esther Pogatzki‐Zahn, Martin Rakuša, Carmen Suárez-Serrano, Thomas R. Tölle, Nevenka Krčevski Škvarč
Abstract
In chronic pain, opioids are neither a universal cure nor a universally dangerous weapon. They should only be used for some selected chronic noncancer pain syndromes if established non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment options have failed in supervised pain patients as part of a comprehensive, multi-modal, multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. In this context alone, opioid therapy can be a useful tool in achieving and maintaining an optimal level of pain control in some patients.
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