Assessing the impact of a national clinical guideline for the management of chronic pain on opioid prescribing rates: a controlled interrupted time series analysis

Opioids can be effective analgesics, but long-term use may be associated with harms. In 2013, the first national, comprehensive, evidence-based pain management guideline was published, from the Scottish Interc...

Source: Implementation Science - November 22, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Harry L. H ébert, Daniel R. Morales, Nicola Torrance, Blair H. Smith and Lesley A. Colvin Tags: Research Source Type: research