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- Title:
- Opioids for Persistent Pain: Overview and Evidence
- Description:
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This is the first of two sessions covering the use of oral and transdermal opioids for persistent pain (also referred to as chronic, chronic non-cancer or long term pain). Opioids have proven benefit for treating acute pain and in palliative care, however, the use of opioid medicines in those conditions will not be covered in this session. This session provides an overview of the evidence for using opioids to treat persistent pain, including commonly used opioid medicines, their effectiveness and side effects.
- Hierarchy:
- ePain > Module 04 Medications > Opioids for Persistent Pain: Overview and Evidence
- Created:
- 29 Jan 2020
- Last Major Update:
- 16 Mar 2022
- Keywords:
- 005-0016, EPN, pain, opioid, chronic pain, equivalence, NSAIDs, codeine dihydrocodeine, tramadol, buprenorphine, morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, tapentadol
- Quicklink:
- 005-0016
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Interactivity
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Self assessments
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- Title:
- Opioids for Persistent Pain: Overview and Evidence
- Description:
-
This is the first of two sessions covering the use of oral and transdermal opioids for persistent pain (also referred to as chronic, chronic non-cancer or long term pain). Opioids have proven benefit for treating acute pain and in palliative care, however, the use of opioid medicines in those conditions will not be covered in this session. This session provides an overview of the evidence for using opioids to treat persistent pain, including commonly used opioid medicines, their effectiveness and side effects.
- Hierarchy:
- ePain > Module 04 Medications > Opioids for Persistent Pain: Overview and Evidence
- Created:
- 29 Jan 2020
- Last Major Update:
- 16 Mar 2022
- Keywords:
- 005-0016, EPN, pain, opioid, chronic pain, equivalence, NSAIDs, codeine dihydrocodeine, tramadol, buprenorphine, morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, tapentadol
- Quicklink:
- 005-0016