Opioids for agitation in dementia.

CONCLUSIONS: We found insufficient evidence to establish the clinical efficacy and safety of opioids for agitation in people with dementia. There remains a lack of data to determine if or when opioids either relieve or exacerbate agitation. More evidence is needed to guide the effective, appropriate and safe use of opioids in dementia. PMID: 25972091 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25972091?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - May 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Brown R, Howard R, Candy B, Sampson EL Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research