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Prescribing Guidelines

Recommendations from the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for clinicians involved in pain management. Utah supplemental recommendations are listed where they apply.

Initiating

CDC Recommendation 1: Determining whether or not to initiate opioids for pain
CDC Recommendation 2: Nonopioid medications for acute pain

Dosage

CDC Recommendation 3: Selecting type and dosage
CDC Recommendation 4: Opioid naive patients
CDC Recommendation 5: Tapering and changing opioid dosages

Duration

CDC Recommendation 6: Acute pain
CDC Recommendation 7: Reevaluating risks and benefits during follow ups

Risk Assessment

CDC Recommendation 8: Risk Assessment and mitigation
CDC Recommendation 9: Using PDMP/CSD monitor
CDC Recommendation 10: Toxicology Testing
CDC Recommendation 11: Opioid and benzodiazepines combination
CDC Recommendation 12: Treatment for OUD

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Training for the Guide
Guidelines at a glance
Clinical Practice Guideline Partner Toolkit
Utah Addendum Guidelines

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