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Side Effects From Oral Opioids in Older Adults During the First Week of Treatment for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain

Katherine M. Hunold, Denise Esserman, Cameron G. Isaacs, Ryan M. Dickey, Greg F. Pereira, Roger B. Fillingim, Philip D. Sloane, Samuel A. McLean, Timothy F. Platts‐Mills

Academic Emergency Medicine · 2013 · 31 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Among older adults initiating treatment with opioid-containing analgesics for musculoskeletal pain, side effects were common and sometimes resulted in medication discontinuation.

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