A departmental policy can reduce opioid prescribing after orthopedic surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of a departmental policy can successfully reduce the number of opioid tablets and MMEs prescribed per procedure. Policies also decrease the number of refill prescriptions per procedure. Standardization of prescription practices is effective in improving opioid prescription stewardship. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, retrospective cohort study. PMID: 32091616 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Opioid Management - Category: Addiction Tags: J Opioid Manag Source Type: research