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See Latest ArticlesPain Treatment with Opioids: Achieving the Minimal Effective and the Minimal Interacting Dose
Clinical Drug Investigation, 07/24/09
Geppetti P et al. – Appropriate and successful management of pain with opioid analgesics is based on tailoring pharmacologic treatment to the individual and identifying the minimal effective dose at which pain is controlled with minimal adverse effects...A major challenge with pain control is polypharmacy and the risk of pharmacokinetic or pharmacodynamic drug–drug interactions. Prevention and management of interactions rely on careful and timely adjustment of drug regimens involved, according to the severity of the effect. Dose titration is the key to successful therapy initiation with strong opioids in patients with moderate–to–severe pain. It is the only way to establish the optimal and minimal effective dose and provides the best protection against adverse effects. Committed physicians should adhere to guidelines on the appropriate use of opioids in all patients, particularly those with a high risk of adverse reactions.
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