Indications and patterns of use of benzodiazepines and opioids in severe interstitial lung disease: a population-based longitudinal study.

Jenny GenbergJoanna M DaviesZainab AhmadiDavid CurrowMiriam J JohnsonHanan TanashSabrina Bajwah Magnus Per Ekström

Published in: ERJ open research (2021)

In oxygen-dependent ILD, opioids are rarely prescribed for breathlessness even in the last months of life, when chronic breathlessness often increases in prevalence and intensity.

Keyphrases

interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
chronic pain
pain management
rheumatoid arthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
risk factors
high intensity
early onset
drug induced