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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867475/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - to effectively manage pain while promoting physical
recovery and minimizing adverse effects.1 Non-opioid … analgesics are generally preferred as first-line
agents, and combination regimens have been shown to … use without adverse events in the perioperative period.1 Additional studies that evaluated
oral non-opioid … analgesics demonstrated less opioid use or equivalent use with improved pain scores.2
When opioids … CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for
Pain – United States, 2022.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/appendix-e-cdspain-sample-clinical-practice-guidelines.docx
October 16, 2020 - Appendix E: Tapering Opioid Medication: Considerations for Clinical Practice
Rationale
Long-term use of opioid … analgesics is the largest risk factor in developing opioid use disorder (OUD).1 Therefore, it is important … carefully weigh the benefits offered by opioid therapies and compare them against risks from use of opioid … analgesics and taper opioid medications if risks outweigh benefits. … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proposed-2022-cdc-clinical-practice-guideline-prescribing-opioids-notice-centers-disease
December 21, 2022 - Release/Announcement
Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids … Citation Text:
Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids. … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics.
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/online-resources.html
October 01, 2024 - Online Resources
HCUP has developed a FastStats interactive tool and map for: Opioid Hospital Use. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The FastStats tool allows you to explore and compare national or State statistics on a range of healthcare variables. Examine trends in opioid-related inpatient stays, emergency dep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-kicks-habit-opioids-pain
May 27, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain. … Citation Text:
An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain. Hoffman J. New York Times. … Overprescribing of opioids for pain management contributes to the growing crisis involving opioid-related … Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids … November 14, 2018
Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem
May 01, 2017 - Prescribing fewer opioids is important because there is a direct association between the volume of opioids … Number and age-adjusted rates of drug-poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics and heroin: United … Cohort study of the impact of high-dose opioid analgesics on overdose mortality. … Opioids have been around for forever. … January 22, 2020
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lot-pain-medications
September 23, 2020 - List key principles in safe prescribing of opioids in the hospital. … using at least two different classes of analgesics.( 6 ) Once a decision has been made to use opioid … analgesics to manage acute post-operative pain, identifying the optimal drug, dose, route, and regimen … When adding additional opioids for acute pain, immediate-release opioids should be used to facilitate … Always combine opioid and non-opioid analgesics to maximize analgesia and reduce opioid requirements.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-prescribing-opioids-patients-undergoing-surgery
June 30, 2021 - Study
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … Findings suggest intentional, clinically inappropriate prescribing of opioids. … Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … September 21, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain -
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pain-relief-risk-case-suspected-opioid-overdose-pediatric-patient
October 04, 2023 - to effectively manage pain while promoting physical recovery and minimizing adverse effects. 1 Non-opioid … analgesics are generally preferred as first-line agents, and combination regimens have been shown to … use without adverse events in the perioperative period. 1 Additional studies that evaluated oral non-opioid … analgesics demonstrated less opioid use or equivalent use with improved pain scores. 2 When opioids … CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain – United States, 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73684/psn-pdf
September 08, 2021 - Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of
electronic medical records at a hospital … Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic
medical records at a hospital … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/provider-bias-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-study-electronic-medical-records … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/provider-bias-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-study-electronic-medical-records-hospital … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/provider-bias-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-study-electronic-medical-records-hospital
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-2.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Opioids vs. … used (e.g., pure opioid
agonists, partial opioid agonists such as buprenorphine, or drugs with
mixed … , partial opioid agonists such as buprenorphine, or drugs with
opioid and nonopioid mechanisms of action … Efficacy and Safety of Opioid Analgesics
for the Management of Chronic Low Back
Pain: An Evidence from … Does
aerobic exercise training alter responses to
opioid analgesics in individuals with chronic
low
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/opioids-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Harms Due to Opioids
Harms Due to Opioids 10-1
10. Harms Due to Opioids
Authors: Sarah J. … Harms Due to Opioids PRISMA Diagrams
Figure A.1: Opioids, Opioid Stewardship—Study Selection for Review … Opioids Evidence Tables
Table B.1: Opioids, Opioid Stewardship–Systematic Reviews
Note: Full references … Harms Due to Opioids PRISMA Diagrams
Appendix B. Opioids Evidence Tables
Appendix C. … Harms Due to Opioids Search Terms
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-3.pdf
June 01, 2022 - used (e.g., pure opioid
agonists, partial opioid agonists such as buprenorphine, or drugs with
mixed … , partial opioid agonists such as buprenorphine, or drugs with
opioid and nonopioid mechanisms of action … Efficacy and Safety of Opioid Analgesics
for the Management of Chronic Low Back
Pain: An Evidence from … Does
aerobic exercise training alter responses to
opioid analgesics in individuals with chronic
low … COMET
- effectiveness and tolerability of
methocarbamol versus oral opioid-
analgesics as add-on measure
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
December 19, 2018 - used (e.g., pure
opioid agonists, partial opioid agonists such as buprenorphine or drugs with mixed … between pure opioid agonists and partial opioid agonists
such as buprenorphine or drugs with opioid … misuse, opioid use disorder, and overdose; and
doses of opioids used? … or short-
acting opioids
(including
tapentadol,
buprenorphine,
and tramadol)
opioids
Exclude … CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain--
United States, 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49717/psn-pdf
September 01, 2014 - List key principles in safe prescribing of opioids in the hospital. … management, using at least two different classes of analgesics.(6)
Once a decision has been made to use opioid … analgesics to manage acute post-operative pain, identifying
the optimal drug, dose, route, and regimen … When adding additional opioids for acute pain, immediate-release opioids should
be used to facilitate … Always combine opioid and non-opioid analgesics to maximize analgesia and reduce opioid
requirements
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-juurlink-md-phd
May 22, 2017 - Opioids have been around for forever. … And 10% of them were using opioids a year later. … Prescribing fewer opioids is important because there is a direct association between the volume of opioids … Number and age-adjusted rates of drug-poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics and heroin: United … Cohort study of the impact of high-dose opioid analgesics on overdose mortality.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-outcomes-dose-reduction-or-discontinuation-long-term-opioid-therapy-systematic-review
April 08, 2019 - October 19, 2022
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics … 12, 2014
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Related Resources
Physician prescribing of opioids … December 6, 2017
Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics … December 21, 2016
Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain … June 1, 2016
How to maximize patient safety when prescribing opioids.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/opioids-older-adults/report
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioids-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-1-final.pdf
April 01, 2022 - studies (2 new)
2c Opioids vs. non-opioids
harms: 13 studies
2d Opioids + non-opioid vs. … used (e.g., pure opioid
agonists, partial opioid agonists such as buprenorphine, or drugs with
mixed … , partial opioid agonists such as buprenorphine, or drugs with
opioid and nonopioid mechanisms of action … Efficacy and Safety of Opioid Analgesics
for the Management of Chronic Low Back
Pain: An Evidence from … Does
aerobic exercise training alter responses to
opioid analgesics in individuals with chronic
low
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-events-involving-opioid-dose-stacking
July 08, 2022 - Dose stacking can also occur when a patient receives opioids via numerous sources or routes. … Opioid Analgesics 8-9 , 10-15
Medication
Onset
Peak*
Duration* … Finally, not all discomfort and pain respond to opioids. … A patient whose pain is not responding to repeated dosing of opioids may need a change in strategy. … Prescribing of opioid analgesics and related mortality before and after the introduction of long-acting