Limits on opioid prescribing leave patients with chronic pain vulnerable. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Limits on opioid prescribing leave patients with chronic pain vulnerable. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published April 2019

Limits on opioid prescribing leave patients with chronic pain vulnerable.

Rubin R. JAMA. 2019 Apr 29; [Epub ahead of print].

Patients with chronic pain can experience unintended consequences related to prescription limitation policies implemented to address the opioid epidemic. This commentary offers insights from primary care providers and regulators regarding the difficulty of managing opioid prescriptions to limit misuse while effectively treating pain.

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