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26.12.2016 | Capsule Commentary
Capsule Commentary on Mueller et al., Attitudes Toward Naloxone Prescribing in Clinical Settings: A Qualitative Study of Patients Prescribed High Dose Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
verfasst von:
Joanna L. Starrels, MD, MS
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 3/2017
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Excerpt
In this qualitative study by Mueller et al.,
1 24 patients prescribed high-dose opioids in a primary care setting were interviewed to understand their attitudes toward receiving naloxone. There are three key findings. First, patients taking high-dose opioids had not been effectively educated about the risk of overdose or about naloxone, and perceived themselves to be at low risk. Second, patients were hesitant to request or accept naloxone due to concern that doing so would indicate that they were abusing their prescribed opioids, which could cause their doctor to taper their medications. Finally, patients would be more accepting of naloxone if their provider approached it in a nonjudgmental way, framing naloxone as a safety measure to have on hand for the “worst-case scenario” that anyone could experience, similar to messages to keep a fire extinguisher in the home. …