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The CDC Opioid Guideline: Proponent Interpretation Has Led to Misinformation
Author(s) -
Wegrzyn Erica L.,
Chaghtai Ausim M.,
Argoff Charles E.,
Fudin Jeffrey
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.1062
Subject(s) - misinformation , guideline , multidisciplinary approach , chronic pain , medicine , pain management , value (mathematics) , interpretation (philosophy) , opioid , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy , computer science , pathology , sociology , social science , receptor , computer security , machine learning , programming language
Pain management epitomizes the value of a multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients, yet regrettably, the term pain management has too often become synonymous with prescribing opioids only. Optimal chronic pain management requires a skillset most conducive to a multidisciplinary team approach and should be performed in a scientifically and clinically sound manner. It is with these facts in mind that we offer our view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.