Opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism

Reviews of oral opioid trials have shown that many side-effects need to be considered when treating patients with non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue problems. European and American guidelines recommend their use with or without paracetamol. The controversy surrounding the use of non-steroid...

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Autor principal: Dickson, David John
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1257452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16207348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar1817
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description Reviews of oral opioid trials have shown that many side-effects need to be considered when treating patients with non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue problems. European and American guidelines recommend their use with or without paracetamol. The controversy surrounding the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs/cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors is limiting physician and patient choices. There is a great need for alternative medication or ways of using current compounds.
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spelling pubmed-12574522005-10-19 Opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism Dickson, David John Arthritis Res Ther Commentary Reviews of oral opioid trials have shown that many side-effects need to be considered when treating patients with non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue problems. European and American guidelines recommend their use with or without paracetamol. The controversy surrounding the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs/cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors is limiting physician and patient choices. There is a great need for alternative medication or ways of using current compounds. BioMed Central 2005 2005-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC1257452/ /pubmed/16207348 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar1817 Text en Copyright © 2005 BioMed Central Ltd
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Opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism
title Opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism
title_full Opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism
title_fullStr Opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism
title_full_unstemmed Opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism
title_short Opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism
title_sort opioids for non-operable osteoarthritis and soft-tissue rheumatism
topic Commentary
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1257452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16207348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar1817
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