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Management of Opioid Therapy (OT) for Chronic Pain (2017)
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Management of Opioid Therapy (OT) for Chronic Pain (2017)
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The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Opioid Therapy (OT) for Chronic Pain and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems. The workgroup consensus statements are provided to minimize harm and increase patient safety in patients requiring opioid therapy.
Disclaimer:This Clinical Practice Guideline is intended for use only as a tool to assist a clinician/healthcare professional and should not be used to replace clinical judgment.
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The guideline is formatted as a single algorithm with annotations.
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