Collaboration between adult patients and practitioners when making decisions about prescribing opioid medicines for chronic non-cancer pain in primary care: a scoping review
(2021)
Journal Article
Bathia, N. S., McAskill, R. E., Hancox, J. E., & Knaggs, R. D. (2022). Collaboration between adult patients and practitioners when making decisions about prescribing opioid medicines for chronic non-cancer pain in primary care: a scoping review. British Journal of Pain, 16(1), 119-126. https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637211025560
Background: Long-term opioid therapy (>12 months) is not effective for improving chronic non-cancer pain and function. Where patients are not experiencing pain relief with long-term opioids, the opioid should be tapered and discontinuation considered... Read More about Collaboration between adult patients and practitioners when making decisions about prescribing opioid medicines for chronic non-cancer pain in primary care: a scoping review.