Long-term opioid prescribing and healthcare encounters in metastatic cancer: observational population study
Long-term opioid prescribing is common, and patients receiving long-term prescriptions with high dosage or concurrent psychoactive medications may benefit from interventions aimed at reducing opioid-related adverse effects. Further research is needed to determine strategies to minimise opioid-related harms for these patients while providing appropriate pain and symptom management.
Authors
- Jenny Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0947-7334)
- Winson Y. Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3679-4290)
- Colleen Ann Cuthbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0940-2802)
- Lin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1698-6666)
- Yuan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2100-9437)
- Hannah Harsanyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4541-267X)
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- South Health Campus (CA)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-005185
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00