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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMcDonagh MS, Morasco BJ, Wagner J
Cannabis-based products for chronic pain : a systematic review.
Researchers sought to evaluate the benefits and harms of cannabinoids for chronic pain. They found that oral, synthetic cannabis products with high THC-to-CBD ratios and sublingual, extracted cannabis products with comparable THC-to-CBD ratios may be associated with short-term improvements in chronic pain and increased risk for dizziness and sedation.
AHRQ-funded; 75Q80120D00006.
Citation: McDonagh MS, Morasco BJ, Wagner J .
Cannabis-based products for chronic pain : a systematic review.
Ann Intern Med 2022 Aug;175(8):1143-53. doi: 10.7326/m21-4520.
AHRQ-funded; 75Q80120D00006..
AHRQ-funded; 75Q80120D00006..
Keywords: Pain, Chronic Conditions, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Treatments, Evidence-Based Practice
Nuckols TK, Anderson L, Popescu I
Opioid prescribing: a systematic review and critical appraisal of guidelines for chronic pain.
This review evaluated the quality and content of guidelines on the use of opioids for chronic pain. Despite limited evidence and variable development methods, it concluded that recent guidelines on chronic pain agree on several opioid risk mitigation strategies, including upper dosing thresholds; cautions with certain medications; attention to drug–drug and drug–disease interactions; and use of risk assessment tools, treatment agreements, and urine drug testing.
AHRQ-funded; HS017954.
Citation: Nuckols TK, Anderson L, Popescu I .
Opioid prescribing: a systematic review and critical appraisal of guidelines for chronic pain.
Ann Intern Med 2014 Jan 7;160(1):38-47. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-160-1-201401070-00732..
Keywords: Opioids, Pain, Guidelines, Medication, Evidence-Based Practice, Chronic Conditions