This 4 page briefing paper provides information for dentists about prescribing opioids for women of reproductive age and women who are pregnant. It includes information about neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and provides guidelines for prescribing opioids for dental care providers. A six page version is also available. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Safe Prescribing
Improvements to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Can Inform Prescribing: PDMP Administrators Share Views on how Enhancements Can Be Implemented
This 2018 report from Pew Charitable Trusts reports on focus groups conducted with 21 administrators of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) on ways to enhance patient PDMP profiles, barriers to PDMP use and implementation, and recommendations for improving the use of PDMPs. Continue reading
Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Dentists
This one page document summarizes Oregon’s guidelines for opioid prescribing for dentists. Continue reading
Oregon Chronic Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Recommendations for the Safe Use of Opioid Medications for Patients with Chronic Pain
Oregon’s chronic pain task force endorsed the 2016 Center for Disease Control’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain and prepared this report to provide additional clarity to the CDC guideline and address Oregon-specific issues such as legal marijuana. Continue reading
Oregon Acute Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Recommendations for Patients with Acute Pain Not Currently on Opioids
These 2018 guidelines were developed to assist providers in making decisions about prescribing opioids for acute pain. The guidelines address opioid prescribing in patient care settings including outpatient care including emergency departments and primary care clinics, dental care, and surgical care, and are Continue reading
Improving Opioid Prescribing
This 2 page briefing document provides guidance on improving opioid prescribing for health care providers. It emphasizes the importance health care providers in addressing the overdose epidemic by improving their understanding of pain management, improving the use of opioids for chronic pain treatment, Continue reading
A Systematic Review of Strategies to Improve Appropriate Use of Opioids and to Reduce Opioid Use Disorder and Deaths from Prescription Opioids
This Canadian systematic review of peer-reviewed and grey literature identifies successful strategies to improve appropriate use of prescription opioids while reducing misuse, abuse, and diversion of medications. They identified 66 distinct strategies implemented in health systems, government or public health Continue reading
Risks of Benzodiazepines
This 2019 publication from the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists lists the risks of benzodiazepine medications. Benzodiazepines may be prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, or other conditions, but the medications have serious side effects, most notably that patients can become dependent on the Continue reading
Cautious, Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing
This guidance from Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing provides information for prescribers on the myths and facts of opioid treatment for chronic pain and the dos and dont’s for acute and chronic pain management. The guidance has been distributed or endorsed by many provider groups and state Continue reading
Responding to the Prescription Opioid Crisis
This 2017 report from the Association for Community Affiliated Plans describes innovative practices designed to address opioid misuse and treat opioid use disorder (OUD) implemented in 5 Medicaid managed care organizations across the country. The practices focus on prevention and detection of misuse of Continue reading