Open AccessA Review of Potential Adverse Effects of Long-Term Opioid Therapy
Author(s) -
AnGee Baldini,
Michael Von Korff,
Elizabeth Lin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.11m01326
Subject(s) - medicine , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , opioid , medline , chronic pain , physical therapy , receptor , political science , law
Review, synthesize, and summarize recent evidence on adverse effects of long-term opioid treatment for noncancer pain and present an organ system-based guide for primary care physicians in initiating and monitoring patients receiving chronic opioid therapy.