Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Pain
This Viewpoint discusses recent US Food and Drug Administration data on opioid-related risks and harms; highlights ways in which understanding of these risks and harms remains incomplete; and calls for required postmarketing opioid studies and improved regulatory communications to ensure safer, more effective pain care.
Authors
- Brian T. Bateman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-8683)
- Mark C. Bicket (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9406-5953)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13225
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76