Tapentadol Prolonged Release for Severe Chronic Osteoarthritis Pain in the Elderly-A Subgroup Analysis of Routine Clinical Practice Data.

Andreas SchwittayMelanie SohnsBirgit HeckesChristian Elling

Published in: Pain research & management (2020)

Tapentadol PR provided effective and well-tolerated treatment of severe chronic OA pain for elderly patients in routine clinical practice. The favorable tolerability profile in particular suggests tapentadol PR as a treatment option before classical strong opioids are considered.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
chronic pain
pain management
early onset
neuropathic pain
rheumatoid arthritis
clinical trial
drug induced
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord injury
spinal cord