Opioid-Related Respiratory Depression in Non-Cancer Patients, as Reported in the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that elderly CNCP patients should be closely monitored after the start of opioid treatment, especially during the first week and, if possible, for 1 month, even if starting doses are within ranges recommended by the manufacturer and guidelines.PMID:38246615 | DOI:10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2023_90-612

Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - January 21, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hideki Sugawara Mayako Uchida Shinya Suzuki Yukio Suga Yoshihiro Uesawa Takayuki Nakagawa Hisamitsu Takase Source Type: research