A Research Agenda for Enhancing Appropriate Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care
Becker WC, Fraenkel L, Kerns RD, Fiellin DA. A Research Agenda for Enhancing Appropriate Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2013, 28: 1364-1367. PMID: 23568187, PMCID: PMC3785661, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2422-4.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsOpioid prescribingLong-term opioid therapyMulti-modal treatment planAppropriate opioid prescribingOpioid analgesic therapyPatient-reported safetyEvidence-based algorithmOpioid therapyOptimize therapyAnalgesic therapyChronic painPotent medicationsInadequate efficacyPrimary careQuality improvement workPatient sufferingMild toxicityTreatment planScant dataTherapyPrescribingEfficacyPatientsOutcomesToxicity