Jeffrey A. Singer
As I have written here and here, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to “update and expand” its Guideline for Prescribing Opioids For Chronic Pain—United States 2016.
Unfortunately, most states and several pharmacies and third‐party payers, including Medicare, have taken the 2016 guideline more seriously than the CDC intended. In fact, 36 states have concretized in statute hard limits on the amount and dosage of opioids premised on those... Читать дальше...