Articles: opioid.
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Real-life data on laxative use in patients suffering from opioid-induced constipation (OIC) are very limited, and many OIC patients are only using over the counter laxatives to resolve their constipation. Our aim was to describe laxative utilization and quality of life in participants in Norway who ever experienced OIC. ⋯ Patients suffering from OIC with low quality of life and remaining symptoms despite use of two or more laxatives are a vulnerable patient group in need of optimized healthcare management, who also might benefit from more specific and innovative therapy.
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The Publisher regrets that this abstract is an accidental duplication of abstract (436), also published in the 2016 American Pain Society Scientific Meeting abstracts supplement: J Pain 17:S83, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.01.413. The duplicate abstract (440) has therefore been withdrawn. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy.