New CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

New CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic PainThe CDC recently released guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain. This particular guidance was created to assist primary care providers who are presently treating adults with chronic pain. The guidelines do not include directions for cancer, palliative, and end-of-life care patients. With that said, if you are a patient, doctor, or a caregiver, it is important to be well educated in what the CDC suggests.

The hope is to improve communication between the health care provider and the patient. For instance, there are benefits and risks to be considered when opioids are used as the chosen course to treat chronic pain.

Also, a better understanding of the safety and effectiveness of these drugs might improve the treatment results. Lastly, with the improvements mentioned, even the risks associated with long-term opioid therapy (opioid use disorder and overdose) may be reduced or even thwarted.

The 12-point CDC recommendations are broken down into three sections:

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  • Determining when to initiate or continue opioids for chronic pain
  • Opioid Selection, Dosage, Duration, Follow-Up, and Discontinuation
  • Assessing Risk and Addressing Harms of Opioid Use

For your perusal, below we have included the 12 points, along with the respective section groupings. For a digression of each point, please see the CDC, Recommendations and Reports, March 18, 2016, 65(1);1–49. Whether you are a patient, doctor, caregiver, or just from sheer curiosity, we hope this will help you have a better understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of opioid use for chronic pain.

Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

  • Determining When to Initiate or Continue Opioids for Chronic Pain

  • Opioid Selection, Dosage, Duration, Follow-Up, and Discontinuation

  • Assessing Risk and Addressing Harms of Opioid Use

Source
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016, CDC. Retrieved on March 18, 2016.