Proper Opioid Dosage
How much opioid pain medication do you need if you’ve had an operation or an injury? It might surprise you to hear that we don’t really know.
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It’s Not Worth the Risk: Codeine and Tramadol
During our recent research on opioid prescribing patterns for pediatric patients we discovered that thousands of children every year are still being prescribing codeine and tramadol, despite FDA black box warnings. This video describes the reasons why these medications are not appropriate for children and what viable alternatives are.
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Welcome to Safer Opioids. We’re glad you’re here!
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SPOTS Session 4: Opioid Prescribing for Patients with Chronic Opioid Use Disorder
One of the most difficult issues around prescribing opioids after surgery or trauma is knowing how to manage prescriptions for patients with a pre-existing chronic opioid use disorder. In this hour with opioid use disorder specialists Dr. Randy Brown and Dr. Elise Wessol, we explore the changes that chronic opioid use disorder — and treatment for it — have on patients’ pain.
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SPOTS Session 7: Opioid Prescribing by Primary Care Providers for Patients after Surgery or Trauma
Primary care providers are responsible for much of a patient’s pain management after injury and trauma, both acutely and for patients who go on to develop chronic pain. Family practice physician and opioid specialist Alison Miller, MD describes best practices for opioid prescribing by PCP’s, and how to manage chronic pain needs in post-surgical and post-injury patients.
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