Acute Pain Management

Proposed opioid prescribing guidelines: 12 recommendations for clinicians

April 20, 2022

The CDC has called the proposed 2022 opioid guidelines voluntary and not intended to be an “inflexible standard.”

CDC’s proposed opioid prescribing guideline: Does it fall short on drug testing?

April 07, 2022

Some research shows the previous guideline may have led to the under-treatment of patients with chronic pain.

Proposed opioid guidelines would remove hard prescribing caps, rely on clinical judgement

February 16, 2022

The CDC is seeking comment on the voluntary guidelines, which come on the heels of the controversial 2016 guidance that placed hard caps on prescribing.