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The Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain


button   Pharmacy Network Group   is the most complete, informative, and comprehensive drug information site I have found to date. Enter the name of the drug (i.e., morphine, oxycodone hydrochloride, methadone, tramadol, Avinza, etc.), then choose the match that specifically names the drug you want information about.
       When you reach the drug information page you're seeking, be sure to click on each of the links at the top of the page to include: (1) Online Information, (2) Dosage, (3) Drug Pharmacology, (4) Side Effects, (5) Patient Information, (6) Overdose, and (7) Warnings.

button  Opioids in Chronic Nonmalignant Pain.   In the Conrad Notes, R. Portenoy, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York City, proposes reappraising the traditional prescribing of opioid drugs.

button  Drug Policy and Pain Relief

button  "Long-acting OxyContin tablets Now Available to Relieve Pain" by Purdue Pharma L.P.  "Doctor's Guide to Medical & Other News" article with comprehensive information about OxyContin, a 12-hour oxycodone pain relieving medication.

button  Pain Ethics.  "Pain: Ethics, Cultures, and Informed Consent to Relief" Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 24, no. 4 (1996)

button  The Painful Dilemma.  The use of narcotics for the treatment of chronic pain.  A report prepared by the Sacramento - El Dorado ad hoc committee on the treatment of chronic pain that clearly and professionally differentiates between the chronic pain patient and street addicts.  Included are a review of traditional views and emerging concepts about addiction with new definitions of addiction offered.

button  Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families..  This information is written to help people with cancer learn about pain control.

button  The use of oral opioids in patients with chronic non-cancer pain Management strategies by Paul J Graziotti and C Roger Goucke

button  Position Statement on the Treatment of Pain by the Montana Board of Pharmacy, 01/23/2009.

button  American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), American Pain Society, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine Advocacy: Definitions Related to the Use of Opioids for the Treatment of Pain.

button  Opioids in Chronic Nonmalignant Pain.   In the Conrad Notes, R. Portenoy, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), New York City, proposes reappraising the traditional prescribing of opioid drugs.

button  Pain policy and laws.

button  Opioid analgesics from the Merck Manual  and anopioid analgesic converter.

button The Opiates.


Last Updated on February 15, 2010

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