{"id":1009,"date":"2024-11-06T15:02:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T15:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/injurycenter.umich.edu\/michigan-safer-opioid-prescribing-toolkit\/?page_id=1009"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:14:18","slug":"tapering-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/injurycenter.umich.edu\/safer-prescribing-toolkit\/tapering-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapering Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Opioid Tapering Guidelines<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Opioid tapering is finding a lower dose of opioid that works best for the patient, while opioid deprescribing is tapering with the goal of taking the patient off the opioid completely.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Opioid tapering or deprescribing<\/em><\/strong> should be considered when the potential harms of opioid therapy outweigh the potential benefits.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This requires shared decision-making to develop a tapering, deprescribing and\/or rotation plan that considers the patient’s circumstances, goals, and preferences.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Elements of patient-level opioid stewardship include: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n