Common opioids less effective for patients on SSRI antidepressants, Stanford study finds

Public Release: 6-Feb-2019
Stanford Medicine

Patients taking the most common form of antidepressant who are given the most widely prescribed opioid experience less pain relief, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have discovered.

The finding could help combat the opioid epidemic, as poorly managed pain may lead to opioid abuse.

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