Tailoring Opioid Therapy
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Russell K. Portenoy, MD, Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, reviews the skill sets that all physicians using long-term opioid therapy need – optimizing pharmacologic therapy and minimizing risks. Optimizing therapy involves selecting the right drug and route of administration and then individualizing the dose. This is an ongoing process that requires assessment of patient responsiveness to the therapy.
This content was developed with Russell Portenoy, MD.
Russell Portenoy, MD has indicated the following financial disclosures during the past 12 months:
- Advisor/speaker
- Arsenal Medical Inc.
- Grupo Ferrer
- Xenon
Departmental educational/research grants
- Ameritox
- Archimedes Pharmaceuticals
- Boston Scientific
- Covidien Mallinckrodt Inc.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals
- Forest Labs
- K-Pax Pharmaceuticals
- Meda Pharmaceuticals
- Medtronics
- Otsuka Pharma
- ProStrakan
- Purdue Pharma
- Salix
- St. Jude Medical
Meda Pharmaceuticals
Medtronics
Otsuka Pharma
ProStrakan
Purdue Pharma
Salix
St. Jude Medical
