Opioid-Refractory Pain falls under the Pain category.

Opioid-Refractory Pain

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•Last Updated: August 16, 2022

Opioid refractory pain is chronic pain that does not respond to standard opioid treatment. Refractory pain is somewhat common in cancer therapy and occurs in around 10-20% of patients.

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Opioid-Refractory Pain falls under the Pain category.

360 participants in 1 trial

Examine Evidence Grades

C3 outcomes

D1 outcome

Last Updated:August 16, 2022

360 participants in 1 trial

Examine Evidence Grades

C3 outcomes

D1 outcome

Examine Database: Opioid-Refractory Pain

Intervention	Health Outcome	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Cannabis	4 Outcomes		1 Study

Cannabis

4 Outcomes

1 Study

Cannabis

4 Studies

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Examine Database References

Analgesic Use - Russell K Portenoy, Elena Doina Ganae-Motan, Silvia Allende, Ronald Yanagihara, Lauren Shaiova, Sharon Weinstein, Robert McQuade, Stephen Wright, Marie T FallonNabiximols for opioid-treated cancer patients with poorly-controlled chronic pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled, graded-dose trialJ Pain.(2012 May)