Side effects of opioid drugs when used to treat chronic non-cancer pain in the medium- or long-term

Many people suffer from chronic pain and it ’s a challenging condition to treat. A group of drugs, known as opioids are widely used, but these can have harmful side effects. In a new Cochrane overview in October 2017, Sebastian Straube, from the University of Alberta in Canada, and colleagues brought together the findings from 14 Cochrane R eviews to summarise the evidence. He tells us what they found in this podcast.The co-authors of this review were   Charl Els,  Tanya D Jackson,  Diane Kunyk,  Vernon G Lappi,  Barend Sonnenberg,  Reidar Hagtvedt,  Sangita Sharma, and  Fariba Kolahdooz.
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: podcasts