Leaflets and clinical fact sheets

Opioid use disorders

Prescription Opioid Analgesics and Stimulants Marketed in Canada

Purdue Pharma

User section

Les opiacés à action prolongée – Pour soulager la douleur [Long-acting opioids – For pain relief; available in French only]

This Université de Montréal Hospital Centre health fact sheet focuses on long-acting opioids available on the pharmaceutical market. It covers the same topics as the health fact sheet on short-acting opioids: how to take the medication, length of treatment, rules for safe and optimal use as well as recommendations about side effects.

Les opiacés à action rapide – Pour soulager la douleur [Short-acting opioids – For pain relief; available in French only]

This Université de Montréal Hospital Centre health fact sheet focuses on the different types of short-acting opioids available on the pharmaceutical market. It explains how to take these medications, the length of treatment as well as the main rules to follow for their safe and optimal use. The main side effects are also listed along with advice on how to deal with them.

My Opioid Manager (MyOM Book)

A reference for users

This reference book, developed by the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, describes, in chapters, the different types of pain, the types and actions of opioids, how to use them and, in the appendices, the different aspects of pain, its impact on daily life and the risk of overdose associated with opioid use. With its many diagrams and tables, this book is a useful tool for discussion between physician and patient. My Opioid Manager is also available as a mobile app, My Opioid Manager (MyOM) App.