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Pharmacology/Drug Development


2022 Nov 15


J Rheumatol

Long-term opioid therapy among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in the community. A Lupus Midwest Network study.

Authors

Figueroa-Parra G, Jeffery MM, Dabit JY, Chevet B, Valenzuela-Almada MO, Hocaoglu M, Osei-Onomah S-A, Kurani S, Vallejo S, Achenbach SJ, Hooten MW, Barbour KE, Crowson CS, Duarte-García A
J Rheumatol. 2022 Nov 15.
PMID: 36379579.

Abstract

There is little information about the epidemiology and factors associated with opioid therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aimed to assess the prevalence of opioid therapy and explore factors associated with long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) in patients with SLE.