Recognize Risks of Opioid-Associated Esophageal Dysfunction
October 2025
You’ll hear about risks of esophageal dysfunction with prolonged use of opioids...due to a recent Health Canada safety review.
The risk is with prescription opioids...codeine, morphine, hydromorphone, methadone, etc.
We know that opioids can decrease GI motility, but effects on the esophagus are less talked about.
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