RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Opioid Analgesics in Primary Care: Challenges and New Advances in the Management of Noncancer Pain
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 165
OP 177
DO 10.3122/jabfm.19.2.165
VO 19
IS 2
A1 Sinatra, Raymond
YR 2006
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/19/2/165.abstract
AB Primary care attitudes affecting the use of strong opioids in pain management have changed considerably in the last 3 decades. Forces that have shaped current attitudes and trends in opioid prescribing include historical influences, regulatory factors, and technologic and scientific advances. The article identifies for primary care physicians the current challenges and issues surrounding the use of opioid analgesics for noncancer pain and examines how new technology and expanding knowledge have been applied to existing opioids such as morphine, oxymorphone, and fentanyl to address continuing challenges in pain management.