CDC Emphasizes Opioid Guideline is Voluntary and Should Support, Not Supplant, Patient Care
FDA Law Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022. We blogged on the 2016 guideline here in March 2016, and the proposed guideline here on March 18th). ER/LA opioids should be “reserved for severe, continuous pain.”. Methadone should not be the first choice for an ER/LA opioid.
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