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Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Acute Care Opioid Treatment and Prescribing Recommendations: Emergency Department

Acute Care Opioid Treatment and Prescribing Recommendations: Emergency Department

The recommendations will assist ED physicians in treating and prescribing patients:

  • Presenting with acute exacerbation of chronic non-cancer pain
  • In methadone maintenance programs
  • Presenting with acute painful conditions
  • Discharged from the ED with an opioid prescription for acute pain

Scroll down to “Acute Pain Recommendations” to download the pdf.

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