Opioid Safety: Balancing Benefits and Risks _ _____________________________________________________
CONCLUSION Opioid analgesics are approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate or severe pain. However, individual patients dif- fer greatly in clinical response to different opioid analgesics, and patient populations show widely variable response to the same opioid and dose. These response variations make opioid prescribing challenging. Further, the important role of opioid analgesics is broadly accepted in acute pain, cancer pain, and palliative and end-of-life care, but it is controversial for the management of chronic noncancer pain. Previous opioid prescribing guidelines have been criticized for lacking a patient- centered approach and failing to emphasize individualization of therapy. This prompted the 2022 revision of the CDC’s opioid prescribing guidelines, which is outlined in this course. Opioids are not a panacea for pain, nor are they safe and effective for every patient. However, they can be a useful tool, and knowledge of medical advances can give clinicians greater confidence to safely and effectively prescribe these drugs.
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