Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids - Agnoli A, Xing G, Tancredi DJ, Magnan E, Jerant A, Fenton JJ.

Importance: Opioid-related mortality and national prescribing guidelines have led to tapering of doses among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. There is limited information about risks related to tapering, including overdose and...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news