Ladder for management of Chronic Pain



Opioid guidelines for long term pain including neuropathic pain

(based on British Pain Society guidance January 2010)

Initial management

Paracetamol + Codeine or Dihydrocodeine (weak opioid)

If stronger opioid required useTramadol before morphine

+ (if suitable)NSAID (consider GI protection +CVS assessment)

If above medication taken beyond recommended dose or not controlling pain

then consider opioids using guidelines + opioid use practitioner assessment tool (OUPA2010)

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Strong opioid started:

use laxative to prevent constipation + antiemetic (e.g. cyclizine)

Oramorph oral solution 10mg/5ml.

5mg every four hours

Zomorph capsules 10mg – 20 mg b.d.

Assess in 1 week

Assess in 2 weeks

Follow up assessment

(Use OUPA2010 tool)

Pain score VAS (0-10)

Usage of drugs. Adverse effects etc

Follow up assessment (Use OUPA2010 tool)

increase dose as needed in increments of not more than half the previous prescribed dose

(e.g. 20 mg b.d. increases to 30 mg b.d.) -

Switch to equivalent M/R b.d. dose

RESOURCES

British Pain Society Opioid guidelines for clinicians

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Cost comparison charts

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Assess in 2 weeks

Follow up assessment (Use OUPA2010 tool)

increase doses in increments of not more than half the previous prescribed dose

Opioid dose equivalence ETOU2010

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Assess every 2 weeks

Follow up assessment (Use OUPA2010 tool)

(max 180mg /day- if some relief and higher dose required refer to pain specialist).

If no significant improvement in pain relief after 6 weeks STOP opioid reduce gradually

British Pain Society Opioid Guidelines for patients, 2010

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Review tool OUPA2010

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Only consider switch of opioid/route if oral route not appropriate or un-acceptable adverse effects despite pre-emptive use of laxatives and anti-emetics.

Consider: Fentanyl patch or Buprenorphine patch (See opioid equivalence tables ETOU2010)

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