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Reducing opioid use for chronic non‐cancer pain in primary care
Author(s) -
Bhattacharya Debi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1918
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , primary care , opioid , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , tapering , physical therapy , family medicine , receptor , computer graphics (images) , computer science
It is important that opioids are not prescribed long‐term for chronic primary pain, owing to their adverse effects, risk of dependence and limited evidence of benefit. This article discusses strategies for tapering opioids in patients with chronic non‐cancer pain in primary care, emphasising the need for a multifaceted approach, incorporating both patient and prescriber behaviour change.