opioid prescribing guidelines
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Recommendations published in 2009 for chronic opioid therapy based on a review of the evidence. Provide guidance on patient selection, risk stratification, informed consent, opioid management plans, and more.
Authors: Chou R, Fanciullo GJ, Fine PG, et al.
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The Journal of Pain (5 votes)
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- mental health, general
- patient monitoring
- patient selection
- opioid prescribing guidelines
- aberrant behaviors
- informed consent
- treatment agreements
- adverse reactions
- controlled substance regulations
- dosing
- ending treatment/exit strategies
- exit strategies
- opioid rotation
- addiction
- withdrawal
- complementary and alternative therapies
- pain treatment
- chronic pain
- high-risk patients
- methadone
- pregnant
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This 2008 article sets up guidelines made by the ASIPP (American Society of Interventional Pain Patients) for the use of opioids to treat patients with non-cancer pain.
Authors: Trescot AM, Helm S, Hansen H, Benyamin R, Glaser SE, Adlaka R, Patel S, Manchikanti L.
Issue: 11: S5-S62.
Source:
Pain Physician 2008: Opioids Special Issue (1 vote)
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This article describes reasons to end opioid treatment, whether immediate discontinuation, rapid taper, slower taper, or tapers with conversions are appropriate, and the suggested process for each.
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University of Michigan Health System (1 vote)
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State by State Opioid Prescribing Policies
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Medscape (1 vote)
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Scroll down to 456.44 to see the Florida Standards of Practice for controlled substance prescribing.
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Florida Statutes (1 vote)
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From Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series from SAMHSA, published in 2012. Title implies this is related to chronic opioid therapy for patients in recovery from substance use disorders, which it is, but it also is relevant to use of chronic opioid therapy for all patients and preventing substance use disorders.
Source:
SAMHSA (1 vote)
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- other comorbidities
- assessment
- clinical forms
- ongoing assessment
- patient interview
- patient monitoring
- patient selection
- risk assessment
- risk stratification/triage
- screening
- substance abuse assessment
- substance abuse screening
- urine testing
- addiction treatment guidelines
- opioid prescribing guidelines
- pain treatment guidelines
- aberrant behaviors
- addiction education
- opioid patient education
- pain patient education
- treatment agreements
- patient management, general
- record keeping
- referral
- ending treatment/exit strategies
- exit strategies
- opioid rotation
- refills
- addiction
- addiction treatment
- brief intervention
- chemical coping
- dependence
- diversion
- drug abuse
- polysubstance abuse
- pseudoaddiction
- tolerance
- withdrawal
- addiction, general
- adults
- arthritis
- back pain
- breakthrough pain
- buprenorphine
- cancer pain
- chronic pain
- codeine
- fentanyl
- fibromyalgia
- headache
- heroin
- high-risk patients
- hydrocodone
- hyperalgesia
- methadone
- morphine
- neuropathy
- nociceptive pain
- non-cancer pain
- oxycodone
- pain and addiction
- propoxyphene
- tramadol
- trigeminal neuralgia
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The DEA revised regulations to allow electronic prescriptions for controlled substances.
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Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice (1 vote)
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Developed by the World Health Organization in 1986, the Pain Relief Ladder recommends progressively increasing levels of pain treatment for cancer pain until there is pain relief. The ladder is sometimes used for treatment of non-cancer pain. (1 vote)
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Describes the Universal Precautions in Pain Medicine, which experts in pain medicine recommend be used with all pain patients. Authors: Gourlay DL, Heit HA, Almahrezi A. 2005.
Source:
Pain Medicine (1 vote)
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This series of five clinical vignettes focuses on common concerns of clinicians and illustrates the relationship between the
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and health professionals, noting that the DEA can help explain federal regulations on legally prescribing controlled substances to patients. Authors: Heit HA, Covington E, Good PM.
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Pain Medicine (2 votes)
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