A selection of informative videos about pain management.
Following a review of the risks associated with use of opioid medicines for non-cancer pain, the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) has recommended that fentanyl transdermal patches are contraindicated in opioid-naive patients in the UK.
The Opioid Timebomb: How addiction to painkillers cost me my wife, my children, my home and my £150,000-a-year job
As part of the Evening Standard's special investigation into the overuse of opioids, businessman Philip Hopwood reveals how an addiction to morphine led him down the path to ruin. You can read the rest of the Standard's special investigation here. We advise you to read it on your laptop or tablet in horizontal view to receive the full digital package.
This safety leaflet is to help support you in using opioid medicines safely. Please download and print if you can and keep it in a safe place.
Patients, family, friends, and carers can play an important role in the safe use of these medicines and in reducing the risk of harm. Please share this information with them.
This resource, developed by UK healthcare professionals and policymakers, provides the information to support a safe and effective prescribing decision.
A position paper from the American Academy of Neurology. Over 100,000 persons have died, directly or indirectly, from prescribed opioids in the United States since policies changed in the late 1990s. This paper reviews the effectiveness and safety of opioids for non-cancer patients.
A short video introduction to The Opioid Timebomb: Special Evening Standard investigation into the overuse of prescription painkillers.
Links, leaflets and information to help patients make an informed decision about starting opioid therapy.