September 21, 2019 By Dr. Lynn Webster, PNN Columnist I was surprised and deeply disappointed to learn this week that people have been denied opioid prescriptions due to their responses on the Opioid Risk Tool (ORT). As a guest on the DPP Rally Talk Show with Claudia Merandi, I heard from a caller who told…
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CDC opioid guideline is causing harm to people in chronic pain
August 16, 2018 – 08:00 AM EDT BY DR. LYNN WEBSTER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR ——————————————————————————————The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill. On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. The recommendations were designed for primary…
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