Updated Clinical Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain Released

Updated Clinical Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain Released

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioid for pain. The 2022 edition updates and expands the 2016 version and provides evidence-based recommendation for clinicians who provide pain care, including those prescribing opioids, for acute pain, subacute pain, and chronic pain. The guideline provides recommendations in the following areas: Determining whether or not… (Slifer, November 18, 2022) #Opioids