A physician-pharmacist collaborative care model to prevent opioid misuse.

CONCLUSION: The study demonstrated that comanagement of patients with chronic pain is feasible and acceptable. Policy changes to increase pharmacists' authority to prescribe may increase physician willingness and confidence to carry out opioid tapers and prescribe buprenorphine for pain.
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Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - April 20, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lagisetty P, Smith A, Antoku D, Winter S, Smith M, Jannausch M, Mi Choe H, Bohnert ASB, Heisler M Tags: Am J Health Syst Pharm Source Type: research