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CDC Emphasizes Opioid Guideline is Voluntary and Should Support, Not Supplant, Patient Care

FDA Law Blog

CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022. Expected clinical benefits should be weighed against risks before beginning therapy. Patient education and discussion are critical before initiating therapy. ER/LA opioids should be “reserved for severe, continuous pain.”.

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Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

GeriPal

We then walk through how we should screen for anxiety and how we should think about a differential. The question I would ask is, how helpful is that in our clinical practice? So we put those cutoffs, and I asked the question earlier, how helpful are those cutoffs in clinical practice?

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