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 Revi ews 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