Multidisciplinary care for opioid dose reduction in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic realist review.

<h4>Context</h4>Opioid related deaths are at epidemic levels in many developed nations globally. Concerns about the contribution of prescribed opioids, and particularly high-dose opioids, continue to mount as do initiatives to reduce prescribing. Evidence around opioid tapering, which ca...

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Main Authors: Abhimanyu Sud, Alana Armas, Heather Cunningham, Shawn Tracy, Kirk Foat, Navindra Persaud, Fardous Hosseiny, Sylvia Hyland, Leyna Lowe, Erin Zlahtic, Rhea Murti, Hannah Derue, Ilana Birnbaum, Katija Bonin, Ross Upshur, Michelle L A Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236419