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Pain Management
Chronic Pain Management
Safe and effective chronic opioid therapy requires appropriate drug prescribing and regular assessments of a patient’s improvements in pain and function. Optimally balancing benefits and risks of high-dose chronic opioid therapy is dependent on regular and comprehensive monitoring, as well as anticipating and appropriately managing opioid-related adverse effects.
The following resources and tools are available to assist clinicians in managing pain:
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Resources
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
NCCN Guidelines for Adult Cancer Pain (PDF) (free registration required)
Florida Department of Health – Take Control of Controlled Substances
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Tools - for assessing and managing chronic pain
Checklist (PDF) for prescribing opioids for chronic pain
Instructions (PDF) for calculating total daily dose of opioids
E-FORCSE (Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program)
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for People who Consume Alcohol and Use Opioids (PDF)
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Patient Education
Prescription Opioids: What You Need to Know (PDF)
JAMA Patient Page: Opioids for Chronic Pain