The role of opioid analgesics in rheumatic disorders: a position paper from the Portuguese Rheumatology Society.

The objectives were: a) to define the importance of pain assessment and classification; b) to guide patient selection, appropriate choice of opioids, their management, and raise awareness of their adverse effects; c) to review the existent data on possible indications of opioid therapy on rheumatic diseases.
PMID: 32572015 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa - December 31, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Azevedo S, Guimarães F, Leite Silva J, Barros R, Capela S, Abreu P, Cunha Miranda L, Dourado E, Faustino A, Ferreira J, Las V, Martins F, Martins Rocha T, Meirinhos T, Salvador MJ, Santos-Faria D, Soares Rodrigues M, Teixeira F, Cunha I Tags: Acta Reumatol Port Source Type: research