Opioids in Non-Cancer Pain

Second Edition

Cathy Stannard, Michael Coupe, and Tony Pickering

Oxford Pain Management Library

An easily accessible pocketbook covering the current guidance on prescribing opioids for long-term pain management
Helps clarify for prescribing professionals the many misconceptions about the use of opioids
Explores the legal and ethical issues relating to controlled drug prescribing to support responsible and safe prescribing for patients

New to this Edition:

Thoroughly updated to reflect the increase in opioid prescibing
Covers the emerging field of pharmacogenomics
New chapters also include a history of opioids and an international perspective on prescribing trends

Opioids in Non-Cancer Pain

Second Edition

Cathy Stannard, Michael Coupe, and Tony Pickering

Oxford Pain Management Library

Description

Opioids have been used as analgesics for many years, and their use in the management of acute pain related to trauma and surgery is well established. However, patients with persisting pain need a pain management plan that brings relief of symptoms without adverse effects in both the short and longer terms.
The prescribing of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain has increased substantially since the first edition of this pocketbook was published, prompting considerable debate regarding the appropriateness of prescribing for this indication and the potential harms to individuals and to society that may result from this trend. This second edition of Opioids in Non-Cancer Pain brings clinicians up to date on the current use of opioid drugs in patients with non-cancer pain, and highlights the potential benefits of therapy as well as the problems that can occur. The edition includes new chapters on the history of opioids to help contextualize the following discussions, and a new chapter covering the emerging field of pharmacogenomics which provides explanations for differing responsiveness to opioids and propensity to adverse effects. An international perspective on opioid prescribing trends is also a valuable new addition.

Opioids in Non-Cancer Pain

Second Edition

Cathy Stannard, Michael Coupe, and Tony Pickering

Oxford Pain Management Library

1:Opioids: a brief history
2:Opioid pharmacology
3:Opioid actions:insights from imaging
4:Pharmacogenomics of opioids
5:Opioid prescribing trends: an international perspective
6:Current good practice in pain medicine
7:Benefits and adverse effects of opioids
8:Opioid induced hyperalgesia
9:Contraindications, cautions, and drug interactions
10:Clinical use: back pain
11:Clinical use: pain associated with osteoarthritis
12:Clinical use: neuropathic pain
13:Practical aspects of prescribing
14:Opioids and addiction

Opioids in Non-Cancer Pain

Second Edition

Cathy Stannard, Michael Coupe, and Tony Pickering

Oxford Pain Management Library

Author Information

Cathy Stannard, Consultant in Pain Medicine, Pain Clinic, Macmillan Centre, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK, Michael Coupe, Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, UK, and Tony Pickering, Wellcome Senior Clinical Fellow and Reader in Neuroscience, School of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Bristol; Honorary Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol, Bristol, UK