Sentences with phrase «opioid prescription guidelines»
Five months after the implementation of new opioid prescription guidelines at a University of Michigan hospital, roughly 7,000 fewer pills went home with patients — a drop that might reduce the risk of accessible pills leading to substance abuse.
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New prescription guidelines for opioids reduced prescription size but did not increase refill requests.
The authors say the results point to the urgent need for policies and guidelines to address when opioid medications are indicated for minor injuries and to reduce the number of pills supplied for opioid prescriptions.
The article goes on to mention the CDC's release of guidelines on opioid prescription but fails to cite that this guidance came out as late as March, 2016, well after the epidemic had already taken root and thousands were already addicted and dying of overdose (I wrote an article on the CDC's guidelines last year and highly recommend you read that article too if you want to learn more).