LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/Guidelines_Factsheet-a.pdf
Tag: Prescribing
FIRST OPINION Stop persecuting doctors for legitimately prescribing opioids for chronic pain
By RICHARD A. “RED” LAWHERN JUNE 28, 2019 My wife and daughter are chronic pain patients. On behalf of them and others like them, I have spent 22 years moderating social media support groups and analyzing medical literature so non-doctors can understand it. My degree is in engineering, not medicine, though I’ve learned a great deal…
OPIOID PRESCRIBING AND TAPERING GUIDELINES
February 27, 2018 The City created opioid prescribing guidelines and tapering guidelines that health care providers can use when considering prescribing opioids. The guidelines are listed below individually. The Department of Public Health has also been working with public and private health insurers to establish safer opioid prescribing policies and policies that improve access to…
A call for action on high-dose opioid prescribing
The Pharmaceutical Journal25 JUN 2019 Despite a decrease in the number of prescriptions, there are still thousands of patients on high-dose opioids. Pharmacy’s mission must be to review whether this is appropriate. Source: JL / The Pharmaceutical Journal Opioid prescribing has stabilised in recent years; while the number of prescription items per 1,000 patients in England rose…
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