2021
Opioids for chronic pain management in patients with dialysis-dependent kidney failure
Tobin DG, Lockwood MB, Kimmel PL, Dember LM, Eneanya ND, Jhamb M, Nolin TD, Becker WC, Fischer MJ. Opioids for chronic pain management in patients with dialysis-dependent kidney failure. Nature Reviews Nephrology 2021, 18: 113-128. PMID: 34621058, PMCID: PMC8792317, DOI: 10.1038/s41581-021-00484-6.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainHumansPain ManagementPractice Patterns, Physicians'Renal DialysisRenal InsufficiencyConceptsPain managementChronic painOpioid therapyKidney failureDialysis-dependent kidney failureLong-term opioid therapyHealth care resource useGuideline-recommended careOpioid Prescribing PatternsHalf of patientsChronic pain managementBurden of painEffectiveness of opioidsUnique pharmacological propertiesAnalgesic optionsPrescribing patternsAdult patientsMost patientsSevere painMaintenance haemodialysisOpioid analgesicsPainGeneral populationPatientsHaemodialysis
2020
Responding to Unsafe Opioid Use: Abandon the Drug, Not the Patient
Tobin DG, Holt SR, Doolittle BR. Responding to Unsafe Opioid Use: Abandon the Drug, Not the Patient. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 36: 790-791. PMID: 33037590, PMCID: PMC7947064, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06281-4.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2018
A Balance of Burdens: Pain, Opioids, and the Cost of Prescription Drug Monitoring
Tobin DG. A Balance of Burdens: Pain, Opioids, and the Cost of Prescription Drug Monitoring. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: 1905-1906. PMID: 30007305, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny134.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPain and Addiction in Specialty and Primary Care: The Bookends of a Crisis
Schottenfeld JR, Waldman SA, Gluck AR, Tobin DG. Pain and Addiction in Specialty and Primary Care: The Bookends of a Crisis. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2018, 46: 220-237. PMID: 30146986, DOI: 10.1177/1073110518782923.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2017
A rational approach to opioid use disorder in primary care
Tobin DG. A rational approach to opioid use disorder in primary care. Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2017, 84: 385-387. PMID: 28530891, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.84a.17030.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2016
Breaking the pain contract: A better controlled-substance agreement for patients on chronic opioid therapy
Tobin DG, Keough Forte K, Johnson McGee S. Breaking the pain contract: A better controlled-substance agreement for patients on chronic opioid therapy. Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2016, 83: 827-835. PMID: 27824537, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn reply: Prescribing opioids (March 2016)
Tobin DG, Andrews R, Becker WC. In reply: Prescribing opioids (March 2016). Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2016, 83: 554-555. PMID: 27505869, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83c.08002.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPrescribing opioids in primary care: Safely starting, monitoring, and stopping
Tobin DG, Andrews R, Becker WC. Prescribing opioids in primary care: Safely starting, monitoring, and stopping. Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2016, 83: 207-215. PMID: 26974992, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.15034.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidChronic PainDrug MonitoringDrug PrescriptionsHumansPrimary Health CareSafetyConceptsChronic opioid therapyChronic noncancer painPrimary care providersPrescription drug abuseNoncancer painOpioid therapyOpioid misusePrimary careCare teamCare providersEpidemic proportionsMeaningful benefitPatient communicationOpioidsDrug abuseAdverse effectsAbusePainOutpatientsPatientsTherapyCare
2011
Nonmedical Use of Opioid Analgesics Obtained Directly From Physicians: Prevalence and Correlates
Becker WC, Tobin DG, Fiellin DA. Nonmedical Use of Opioid Analgesics Obtained Directly From Physicians: Prevalence and Correlates. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1034-1036. PMID: 21670373, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.217.Peer-Reviewed Original Research