Systematic Review on Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2

Abstract

Background and PurposeThis is the third surveillance report for the 2020 report Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain (https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/nonopioid-chronicpain/research), 1 covering the period January to April 1, 2022. This report addressed benefits and harms of nonopioid pharmacologic treatments in adults with chronic pain (e.g., neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, low back and neck pain, chronic headache, and sickle cell disease). Given the clinical and public health importance of this topic, it is important to identify new evidence that could impact practice or policy.