Communication between patients and health care professionals about opioid medications

Overlooking the obvious: the importance of communicating safety and risks of opioids-the Israeli context

“…Providing medical information and its impact on pain outcomes and opioid use, have been suggested in ample studies (Rudd et al, 2016;Thakur et al, 2021). Usually, Clinicians provide information limited to common side effects and adverse drug reactions, leaving out opioid dependency and addiction risks (Thakur and Chewning, 2020).…”

Advancing opioid stewardship in low-middle-income countries: challenges and opportunities

“…Pharmacists act as an inter-chain between physician and patient in bridging the communication gap. Hence, they should communicate with patients regarding opioid medication counselling that involves confirming whether the medication prescribed is an opioid or not, its overdose and dependency risks, along with opioid safety, which consists of the use of naloxone in opioid overdose cases (Thakur et al, 2021 ). On the other hand, low health literacy prevents patients from understanding the health consequences of inappropriate healthcare decisions (Budhathoki et al, 2017 ).…”

Prescription analgesic overuse in older adults: Can we mitigate this growing problem?

“…Community pharmacists have frequent opportunities to monitor prescription drug usage and deliver patient counseling and education as they are the most accessible healthcare professionals. By serving the liaison between physicians, patients, and caregivers, pharmacists can provide medical counseling and be cognizant that special considerations are needed with older adult patients when meeting treatment goals 23 …”

“…By serving the liaison between physicians, patients, and caregivers, pharmacists can provide medical counseling and be cognizant that special considerations are needed with older adult patients when meeting treatment goals. 23 …”