Recommend Avoiding Long-Acting Opioids When Starting Pain Treatment
July 2016
You'll see a push to limit use of LONG-acting opioids for chronic noncancer pain.
It's been common to use long-acting opioids for chronic pain...for dosing convenience and to try to limit breakthrough pain.
But the thinking is changing.
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