Background Deprescribing, defined as discontinuing or reducing the dose of medications
that are no longer needed or for which the risks outweigh the benefits is a way to reduce …

Abstract Background Opioids and benzodiazepines (BZDs) pose a public health problem.
Older adults are especially susceptible to adverse events from opioids and BZDs owing to …

Siloed pain management across the perioperative period increases the risk of chronic opioid
use and impedes postoperative recovery. Transitional perioperative pain services (TPSs) …

Pain is one of the predominant and troublesome symptoms that burden cancer patients
during their whole disease trajectory: adequate pain management is a fundamental …

Background Long‐term use of opioids does not result in significant clinical improvement and
has shown more adverse than beneficial effects in chronic pain conditions. When opioids …

Background Opioids are frequently prescribed for persistent non-cancer pain despite limited
evidence of long-term effectiveness and risk of harm. Evidence-based interventions to …

Importance Guidelines recommend deprescribing opioids in older adults due to risk of
adverse effects, yet little is known about patient-clinician opioid deprescribing conversations …

Background Being able to successfully self‐regulate one's activity levels is a key adaptation
strategy for many people with chronic pain. This study aimed to explore the clinical utility of a …

Introduction Since cannabinoids were partially legalized as prescription medicines in
Germany in 2017, they are mostly used when conventional therapies do not suffice …

Background Opioid and gabapentinoid prescribing has increased substantially in recent
years despite having limited effectiveness in treating chronic primary pain. This is …