TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stannard,Catherine F.
AU  - Coupe,Michael H.
AU  - Pickering,Tony
TI  - Opioids in non-cancer pain
T2  - Oxford pain management library
SN  - 9780191667213
AV  - RB127 
U1  - 616.0472 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Pain
KW  - Chemotherapy
KW  - Opioids
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - drug therapy
KW  - Douleur
KW  - Chimiothérapie
KW  - Opioïdes
KW  - Emploi en thérapeutique
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Pain Management
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Pain Medicine
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - "First edition published in 2007."; Title from PDF title page (viewed Apr. 2, 2013); Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Opioids: a brief history; 2 Opioid pharmacology; 3 Opioid actions: insights from imaging; 4 Opioid pharmacogenomics; 5 Opioid prescribing trends: an international perspective; 6 Current good practice in pain medicine; 7 Benefits and adverse effects of opioids; 8 Opioid-induced hyperalgesia; 9 Contraindications, cautions, and drug interactions; 10 Clinical use: back pain; 11 Clinical use: pain associated with osteoarthritis; 12 Clinical use: neuropathic pain; 13 Practical aspects of prescribing; 14 Opioids and addiction; Appendix 1 Prescription writing requirementsAppendix 2 Table of approximate oral analgesic equivalence; Appendix 3 Approximate analgesic equivalences of transdermal opioids; Appendix 4 Calculating the starting dose of methadone (inpatient conversion); Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z
N2  - Opioids have been used as analgesics for many years, and their use in the management of acute pain related to trauma and surgery is well established. However, patients with persisting pain need a pain management plan that brings relief of symptoms without adverse effects in both the short and longer terms. The prescribing of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain has increased substantially since the first edition of this pocketbook was published, prompting considerable debate regarding the appropriateness of prescribing for this indication and the potential harms to individuals and to society th
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