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Opioid guidelines: helpful for the rheumatologist?

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Opioids are increasingly used for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain, but this practice remains controversial. A new set of clinical recommendations attempts to guide clinicians through the issues.

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  1. Division of Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Mary-Ann Fitzcharles

  2. Pain Centre, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Yoram Shir

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M. -A. Fitzcharles has received speakers' honoraria from Biovale and Purdue Pharma.

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Fitzcharles, MA., Shir, Y. Opioid guidelines: helpful for the rheumatologist?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 5, 242–244 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2009.63

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