Opioid taper tool

    • [DOC File]www.hsrd.research.va.gov

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      cause a conflict of interest, and this talk today is going to be split into three different parts. First, I'm going to be talking a little bit about trends in opioid prescribing and the relationship between pain and suicide, and then talk about some results from a study that our group conducted that focused on suicidal ideation and self-directed violence following opioid discontinuation.


    • [DOCX File]Model opioid prescribing policy - University of Washington

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      Sep 11, 2019 · Slow opioid tapers (e.g., 10% per month or slower) as well as pauses in the taper with a defined resume time allow gradual accommodation to lower opioid dosages and are best practices. If a patient is enthusiastic about tapering, they can increase the taper rate (e.g., 10% every 2 weeks).


    • [DOCX File]Standards of Pain Management Oversight Committee - PAC …

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      For patients taking both a benzodiazepine or chronic muscle relaxant and chronic opioids, without objective need for these medications (e.g. quadriplegia with spasms), should first have their benzodiazepine or muscle relaxant tapered, before consideration of opioid taper.


    • [DOCX File]Microsoft Word

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      Reassess as necessary. In general, the longer the duration of previous opioid therapy, the more time should be allotted for tapering. May switch to 50‐60% equivalent morphine dose if not already on. Reduced dose accounts for incomplete cross tolerance. See Opioid Manager Switching Tool. Last 20‐60


    • The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of ...

      A prolonged taper schedule may be utilized to address concerns of possible withdrawal symptoms and medication management in complex patients. The MassHealth Drug List, including Therapeutic Class Table 69 (Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines and Miscellaneous Antianxiety Agents) outlining the coverage status and PA criteria for all affected agents ...


    • [DOCX File]Office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) Policy and Procedure ...

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      Following a taper, the provider and patient should consider treatment with intramuscular naltrexone for relapse prevention. If the taper is voluntary, the NCM maintains periodic contact with the patient. The treatment team should observe a low threshold for restarting buprenorphine if the patient identifies a need to restart medication.


    • [DOC File]Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Assessment Scale

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      Drug & Alcohol Services Council, SA, 2002. Vital signs to be taken daily—otherwise at the discretion of clinical staff. Note: Total Score is indicative of increasing or decreasing severity of withdrawal.


    • [DOCX File]Milton Keynes Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain ...

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      The Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) is a brief, self-report screening tool designed for use with adult patients in primary care settings to assess risk for opioid abuse among individuals prescribed opioids for treatment of chronic pain. Patients categorized as high-risk are at increased likelihood of …


    • [DOC File]Health Services Research

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      been released, most recently the VA and Department of Defense guidelines around opioid prescribing that were released earlier this year, the CDCs guidelines last year, and prior to that, there’ve been a number of other guidelines such as those released by the American Pain Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine, all of which have been discouraging use of long-term opioid therapy ...


    • [DOC File]DRAFT CA MEEAC Opioid Guideline

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      Discontinue opioids via tapering (see 11. below), or taper sedative-hypnotics and/or benzodiazepines if the patient is found to be taking them against provider’s advice. Coordinate care with other providers who may be prescribing these medications. ... the Opioids Risk Tool (ORT), Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised ...


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