Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content
Commentary

Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy of Neurology.

Franklin GM, Neurology AA of. Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2014;83(14):1277-84. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000000839.

Save
Print
October 15, 2014
Franklin GM, Neurology AA of. Neurology. 2014;83(14):1277-84.
View more articles from the same authors.

Risk associated with the opioid use has been identified as a growing patient safety concern in the United States. This position paper describes why this problem is emerging, reviews evidence and policy to guide safe opioid prescribing for pain management, and includes recommendations for neurologists to reduce the likelihood of adverse events involving these high-risk medications, such as improved prescription monitoring.

Save
Print
Cite
Citation

Franklin GM, Neurology AA of. Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2014;83(14):1277-84. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000000839.

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Related Resources