The standard of care is not to give oral opioids for non-cancer chronic pain.
Bill Cassidy: “The standard of care is not to give oral opioids for non-cancer chronic pain.”
On the recordJune 23, 2015
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Cassidy highlights the inappropriate use of opioids for chronic pain.
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