Multidisciplinary consensus sets out age-adjusted opioid prescribing standard for chronic pain in older adults

A multidisciplinary clinical consensus set out standards for age-adjusted opioid selection, dosing (“start low, go slow”), and route of administration in older adults with chronic pain, distinguishing cancer from non-cancer pain indications Synthesis (Ribeiro et al.1, PMID: 42627454).

As a consensus statement rather than a primary trial, its authority rests on multidisciplinary expert agreement rather than a single dataset. It is directly applicable to prescribing practice for older or frail populations, including care-home caseloads, wherever opioids are used to manage chronic pain.