Comparative Safety Analysis of Nabilone Versus Opioids: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some have advocated that nabilone be used rather than opioids to manage chronic, noncancer pain, since the former drug may have a better safety profile.

Objective

We compared the safety of incident nabilone use relative to incident opioid use with respect to multiple clinically important outcomes.

Design

A population-based, retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Province of Ontario, Canada.

Participants

Persons aged 12 years and older, diagnosed with a musculoskeletal condition within the past 3 years prior to the index date.

Exposures

Incident nabilone use, with incident opioid use serving as the reference group.

Measurements

Within 3 months following the index date, we separately evaluated for pneumonia, motor vehicle accidents, f

SUBMITTER: Vozoris NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535096 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature