1. Sickle-Cell Disease (SCD) and
Although Sickle-Cell Disease is not yet curable, except possibly by bone marrow transplantation in selected cases, pain can be effectively managed in a vast majority of patients by using the currently available therapies. ... Opioid maintenance therapy for patients with Sickle-Cell Disease should be considered only after all other reasonable attempts to achieve pain relief have been made. ...
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