The Other Side of the Opioid Debate: Treating Older Adults With Chronic Pain.

CONSULTANT PHARMACIST Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI:10.4140/TCP.n.2018.478

Caren McHenry Martin

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Abstract

Prescriptions for opioids and opioid-related overdoses have been on the rise-and in the news-in the United States for more than a decade. New guidelines and legislation related to opioid prescribing provide clinical challenges for many pharmacists and prescribers, particularly in the treatment of older adults with chronic pain. Careful patient selection, along with proper opioid dosing and monitoring, enables the pharmacist and prescriber to continue to treat the older adult with pain effectively.

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阿片类药物争论的另一方:治疗慢性疼痛的老年人。

十多年来，在美国，阿片类药物和阿片类药物过量的处方一直在增加，新闻也在报道。与阿片类药物处方有关的新指南和立法为许多药剂师和处方者带来了临床挑战，特别是在治疗慢性疼痛的老年人方面。仔细的患者选择，以及适当的阿片类药物剂量和监测，使药剂师和开处方者能够继续有效地治疗老年人疼痛。

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期刊介绍： Vision ... The Society"s long-term desire, aspiration, and core purpose. The vision of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is optimal medication management and improved health outcomes for all older persons. Mission ... The Society"s strategic position, focus, and reason for being. The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists empowers pharmacists to enhance quality of care for all older persons through the appropriate use of medication and the promotion of healthy aging.