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While there is no current alternative to the probable need for polypharmacy in this patient population, there remains concern related to potential side effects and adverse drug events. In this secondary analysis of data on medications taken collected from two parent studies, all medications were broken down into the following categories: opioid, nonopioid, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, and benzodiazepine. The impact on pain severity and pain interference of these medication categories as well as perceived stress, fatigue, and depression scores was assessed. Baseline pain severity ( p = .0106) and pain interference ( p = .0002) were significantly correlated with opioid use as compared to nonopioid use. 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