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        • Overview of opioids in pain management
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Opioids in pain management

Published December 2020 (Amended July 2024)

  • Overview of opioids in pain management
  • Opioids commonly used in pain management
  • Opioids limited to prescribers experienced in their use
  • Opioids with no role in pain management
  • Equianalgesic doses of opioids
  • Opioid rotation
  • Routes of opioid administration for pain management
  • Opioid antagonists
  • Opioid-related harms
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