Quality of Life in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Treated With Opioids

ABSTRACTA noninterventional study under real-life conditions comparing patients receiving prolonged-release oral oxycodone/naloxone with those receiving other World Health Organization (WHO) Step III opioids found patients in the oxycodone/naloxone group had greater quality of life and less low back...

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Published in:Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy 2013-02, Vol.27 (1), p.77-79
Main Authors: Kiencke, Peter, Viehmann, Kristina, Kresimon, Jutta, Löwenstein, Oliver, Rychlik, Reinhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
constipation
low back pain
opioids
oxycodone/naloxone
quality of life
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Summary:ABSTRACTA noninterventional study under real-life conditions comparing patients receiving prolonged-release oral oxycodone/naloxone with those receiving other World Health Organization (WHO) Step III opioids found patients in the oxycodone/naloxone group had greater quality of life and less low back pain after 12 months. Oxycodone/naloxone was also found to be more cost-effective in the study.
ISSN:1536-0288
1536-0539
DOI:10.3109/15360288.2012.760704