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Guiding principles for prescribers
*****Appropriate selection of medications is crucial in achieving the best outcomes and includes:
Patient factors such as age, ethnicity, gender, the presence of hepatic and/or renal impairment,
genetic polymorphisms, and/or coexisting cardiorespiratory or cerebrovascular disease (Perry et
Guiding principles for prescribers
al., 2019).
*****Drug factors such as drug metabolism, receptor binding strength, the potential for drug-
drug
interactions, and/or co-administration with other central nervous systems (CNS) depressants.
codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, hydromorphone,
Examples of pure opioid agonists
levorphanol, meperidine, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, tapentadol
What is used to calculate a patient's overdose You should calculate the total morphine milligram equivalent (MME) per day to help assess the
risk? (An actual calculation won't be done on the patient's overdose risk. If it is high (≥50 MME/day and especially ≥90 MME/day),
exam) consider tapering to a safer dosage, offering naloxone, and assessing for opioid use disorder.
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, If the cause of the pain is known (or unknown), serious disease excluded, no curative treatment is
How would you know when to refer someone to a
readily available, current treatment is not helping, or the pain interferes with daily function,
pain specialist for pain management? referral should to a pain specialist should be considered.
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