CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain—United States, 2016

IMPORTANCE: Primary care clinicians find managing chronic pain challenging. Evidence of long-term efficacy of opioids for chronic pain is limited. Opioid use is associated with serious risks, including opioid use disorder and overdose. OBJECTIVE: To provide recommendations about opioid prescribing f...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2016-04, Vol.315 (15), p.1624-1645
Main Authors: Dowell, Deborah, Haegerich, Tamara M, Chou, Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Pain - drug therapy
Adult
Adults
Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage
Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects
Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use
Benzodiazepines - therapeutic use
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S
Chronic Pain - drug therapy
Communication
Contraindications
Drug Prescriptions - standards
Drug Therapy, Combination
Goals
Humans
Narcotics
Observational Studies as Topic
Pain management
Prescription Drug Misuse - prevention & control
Prescriptions
Primary Health Care - standards
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Treatment Outcome
United States
Withholding Treatment
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