The team found that at least seven per cent of patients refilled their opioid prescription three to six months after surgery — and the most commonly prescribed opioid was tramadol. "What we know now is there really is no safe opioid, and tramadol is not a safe alternative," Thiels said. Dr. Cornelius Thiels led the study that found tramadol is as dangerous as other opioids fuelling the addiction crisis in North America. (Mayo Clinic)The BMJ study comes on the heels of a scientific review of tramadol conducted by Health Canada. Proceed with cautionThat's why Juurlink has called on Health Canada to act immediately to reclassify tramadol under the Narcotic Control Regulations.

Source: CBC News May 14, 2019 21:25 UTC