Journal Article
Narcotics in rheumatology
Fecha
2013Registro en:
1178-6329; 1178-6329
10.4137/HSI.S10461
Autor
Tehrani M
Aguiar M
Katz JD
Institución
Resumen
Patients with rheumatic conditions often suffer from related chronic pain. When first-line traditional medications such as acetaminophen and anti-inflammatory medications do not suffice, then other options are needed. The traditional medications may ultimately not provide sufficient pain relief, or alternatively, they can pose as a contraindication due to underlying hypertension, renal, and/or hepatic disease. Therefore, narcotics are an alluring alternative, which if used in a multidisciplinary and systematic approach to the patient, can prove to be quite beneficial in the lives of these patients.