A narrative review of risk mitigation strategies in the management of opioids for chronic pain and palliative care in older adults: Interprofessional collaboration with the pharmacist
A narrative review of risk mitigation strategies in the management of opioids for chronic pain and palliative care in older adults: Interprofessional collaboration with the pharmacist
Annals of Palliative Medicine; by Key content and findings: A variety of risk mitigation strategies to improve safety for older adults using opioids exist. They include risk assessment, tapering opioids, reducing high-risk concomitant medications, utilizing non-opioid therapies, screening for and treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), toxicology testing, co-prescribing naloxone, utilizing controlled substance agreements, reviewing prescription drug monitoring program data, prescriber and patient education, and collaboration with pharmacists and palliative care specialists.