Ensuring Patient Protections When Tapering Opioids: Consensus Panel Recommendations
Covington E, Argoff C, Ballantyne J, Cowan P, Gazelka H, Hooten W, Kertesz S, Manhapra A, Murphy J, Stanos S, Sullivan M. Ensuring Patient Protections When Tapering Opioids: Consensus Panel Recommendations. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2020, 95: 2155-2171. PMID: 33012347, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term opioid therapyOpioid therapyConsensus panel recommendationsOngoing pain managementSerious withdrawal symptomsSerious adverse outcomesDifferent patient populationsHealth care professionalsLong-term useOpioid reductionOpioid taperTapering opioidsUncontrolled painPain cliniciansPain managementAdverse outcomesCertain patientsPatient populationWithdrawal symptomsPrimary careCare professionalsPatient advocatesOpioidsIllicit substancesBeneficial effects