Improving opioid prescription practices and reducing patient risk in the primary care setting

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Chronic pain is complex, and the patient suffering from chronic pain frequently experiences concomitant medical and psychiatric disorders, including mood and anxiety disorders, and in some cases substance use disorders. Ideally these patients would be referred to an interdisciplinary pain program staffed by pain medicine, behavioral health, and addiction specialists. In practice, the majority of patients with chronic pain are managed in the primary care setting. The primary care clinician typically has limited time, training, or access to resources to effectively and efficiently evaluate, treat, and monitor these patients, particularly when there is the added potential liability of prescribing opioids. This paper reviews the role of opioids in managing chronic noncancer pain, including efficacy and risk for misuse, abuse, and addiction, and discusses several models employing novel technologies and health delivery systems for risk assessment, intervention, and monitoring of patients receiving opioids in a primary care setting. © 2014 Cheatle and Barker.

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Cheatle, M. D., & Barker, C. (2014, June 10). Improving opioid prescription practices and reducing patient risk in the primary care setting. Journal of Pain Research. Dove Medical Press Ltd. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S37306

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