BY BLAKE DODGE ON 10/14/19 AT 1:18 PM EDT After hundreds of chronic pain patients begged the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reconsider its proposed cuts to opioid production, the agency told Newsweek it’s not responsible for their inability to get prescriptions. If the DEA adopts the cuts, they would reduce production of some of…
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New opioid prescribing guidelines reverse course on strict restrictions
By ERIN SCHUMAKER Oct 12, 2019, 5:02 AM ET NOTE: TO WATCH VIDEOS OR VIEW PHOTOS, GO TO THE “LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE” LISTED BELOW. PHOTO: Close-up of an opened prescription bottle, labelled as containing the opioid hydrocodone, as a number of its pills lie on a white surface, March 14, 2017. PlaySTOCK PHOTO/Getty Images…
HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Co-chairsDeborah Dowell, MD, MPH (CDC) Christopher Jones, PharmD, DrPH (CDC) Wilson Compton, MD, MPE (NIH) Workgroup membersElisabeth Kato, MD, MRP (AHRQ) Joel Dubenitz, PhD (ASPE) Shari Ling, MD (CMS) Daniel Foster, DO, MS, MPH (FDA) Sharon Hertz, MD (FDA) Marta Sokolowska, PhD (FDA) Judith Steinberg, MD, MPH (HRSA)…
Pain Management Options – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HHS.GOV/OPIOIDS FIND TREATMENT Prescription opioids can be an effective form of pain management, but they are not always the only option. It is important to understand the potential benefits and risks before you begin taking medications. What to Ask Your Doctor Before Taking OpioidsBefore you go to the doctor, review this checklist of questions about…
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