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Review
. 2013 Jun 13:6:39-45.
doi: 10.4137/HSI.S10461. eCollection 2013.

Narcotics in rheumatology

Mahsa Tehrani  1 , Mathia Aguiar  2 , James D Katz  1
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Review

Narcotics in rheumatology

Mahsa Tehrani et al. Health Serv Insights. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: chronic pain management; narcotics; opiates; pain; rheumatology.

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