Long-term use of opioid patches common among persons with Alzheimer's disease
Monday, November 14, 2016 - 13:01
in Health & Medicine
Approximately seven per cent of persons with Alzheimer’s disease use strong pain medicines, opioids, for non-cancer pain for a period longer than six months, according to a recent study. One third of people initiating opioid use became long-term users, and long-term use was heavily associated with transdermal opioid patches.