Misuse, Abuse and Medication Errors' Adverse Events Associated with Opioids-A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Opioids are the strongest analgesics available and are crucial in the treatment of acute and chronic pain. The line between these critical medications and how they are used beyond standard therapeutics in cases such as abuse, misuse, and medication errors needs to be understood, as it affects their safety, efficacy, and manner of use. The aim of this systematic review was to identify what is known about the adverse events resulting from the abuse, misuse, and medication errors associated with opioid use. A systematic search was conducted in the PubMed^®, Scopus^® and, EBSCO^® databases to retrieve studies from the inception to December 2023 reporting abuse, misuse, and medication errors associated with medicinal opioid use. Two authors independently screened t

SUBMITTER: Gustafsson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357286 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature