Thursday, May 2, 2019

CDC Say it's Opioid Guideline Should Not Be Used to Abruptly Taper or Suddenly Discontinue Opioids

The Pain News Network Reports CDC Back Peddles on Opioid Guideline............

The authors of the 2016 CDC opioid guideline say it should not be used to abruptly taper or suddenly discontinue opioid pain medication. The agency's long awaited "clarification" was cheered by some patient advocates, while others wondered why it took the CDC so long to act amid widespread reports of patient harm.

It's not clear what the CDC will do next to address the misapplication of the guideline by states, doctors, insurers, pharmacists and law enforcement agencies.


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