Chronic pain management issues in the primary care setting and the utility of long-acting opioids

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy
Robert Zorba Paster

Abstract

Chronic/persistent pain - a highly prevalent condition that places a substantial burden on patients in terms of personal suffering, reduced productivity and health care costs - remains inadequately treated in many patients. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview and evaluate the burden and undertreatment of chronic/persistent pain, considerations for choosing an analgesic and the utility of long-acting opioids. A PubMed search was conducted to identify randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of long-acting opioids in chronic pain conditions. The following search terms were used: long-acting opioids, extended-release opioids, controlled-release opioids, sustained-release opioids, and transdermal opioids. The search was limited to randomized, controlled trials published within the last 10 years (1998 - 2008). Studies meeting the following criteria were excluded from review: those focused on a neuropathic pain condition or specific patient subpopulations (e.g., opioid-experienced patients); those conducted outside the USA; and those evaluating a long-acting opioid that is not on the US market at present. The reader will first develop a better understanding of the individual and societ...Continue Reading

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