Development of a standardized approach for managing opioids in adults with chronic noncancer pain.

CONCLUSION: The implementation of a CPP and the development of electronic reports to track provider adherence to the protocol led to a reduction in the number of chronic pain patients receiving long-term opioid therapy. The number of patients with pain contracts increased. PMID: 29472515 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - February 24, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Downes JM, Klepser DG, Foster J, Nelson M Tags: Am J Health Syst Pharm Source Type: research