Banff, Canada—Slow gastrointestinal transit is a complication of chronic opioid therapy, but clinicians have several options for managing the problem.
As Adriana Lazarescu, MD, discussed in a symposium at the 2019 Canadian Digestive Diseases Week, a healthy dose of common sense will help GI specialists best serve their patients who experience opioid-induced constipation (OIC).
“Obviously, one of the best approaches is if someone can reduce their opioid dose or