The state-of-the-art pharmacotherapeutic options for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain.
Ryan Steven D'SouzaBrendan LangfordRachel E WilsonYeng F HerJustin SchappellJennifer S EllerTimothy C EvansJonathan M HagedornPublished in: Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy (2022)
In this era of the opioid epidemic, clinicians should first offer non-opioid analgesics and employ a multimodal analgesic strategy. Current guidelines recommend a personalized approach to the chronic pain treatment, in each case accounting for type, location, severity, and chronicity of pain. Clinicians should also carefully consider the risk-to-benefit ratio to the patient based on the drug side effect profile, patient age, and comorbidities.