2024 Canadian Opioid Prescribing Guideline

Guidelines
par
McMaster University

Date de publication

2024

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English and French

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

No

Constatations/points à retenir

This is an update to the opioid prescribing guidelines for healthcare providers. It includes 11 specific recommendations. Furthermore, it notes a "good practice guideline": patients with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids should not be engaged in forced/involuntary tapering.

Mots clés

About prescribers
Chronic pain
Clinical guidance
Mental health
Opioids
Overdose