American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing in chronic non-cancer pain: Part 2--guidance.
Abstract | RESULTS: Part 2 of the guidelines on responsible opioid prescribing provides the following recommendations for initiating and maintaining chronic opioid therapy of 90 days or longer. 1. A) Comprehensive assessment and documentation is recommended before initiating opioid therapy, including documentation of comprehensive history, general medical condition, psychosocial history, psychiatric status, and substance use history. EVIDENCE: good) B) Despite limited evidence for reliability and accuracy, screening for opioid use is recommended, as it will identify opioid abusers and reduce opioid abuse. EVIDENCE: limited) C) Prescription monitoring programs must be implemented, as they provide data on patterns of prescription usage, reduce prescription drug abuse or doctor shopping. EVIDENCE: EVIDENCE: good) 2. A) Establish appropriate physical diagnosis and psychological diagnosis if available prior to initiating opioid therapy. EVIDENCE: good) B) Caution must be exercised in ordering various imaging and other evaluations, interpretation and communication with the patient, to avoid increased fear, activity restriction, requests for increased opioids, and maladaptive behaviors. EVIDENCE: good) C) Stratify patients into one of the 3 risk categories - low, medium, or high risk. D) A pain management consultation, may assist non- pain physicians, if high-dose opioid therapy is utilized. EVIDENCE: fair) 3. Essential to establish medical necessity prior to initiation or maintenance of opioid therapy. EVIDENCE: good) 4. Establish treatment goals of opioid therapy with regard to pain relief and improvement in function. EVIDENCE: good) 5. A) Long-acting opioids in high doses are recommended only in specific circumstances with severe intractable pain that is not amenable to short-acting or moderate doses of long-acting opioids, as there is no significant difference between long-acting and short-acting opioids for their effectiveness or adverse effects. EVIDENCE: EVIDENCE: fair to limited) 6. A robust agreement which is followed by all parties is essential in initiating and maintaining opioid therapy as such agreements reduce overuse, misuse, abuse, and diversion. EVIDENCE: fair) 7. A) Once medical necessity is established, opioid therapy may be initiated with low doses and short-acting drugs with appropriate monitoring to provide effective relief and avoid side effects. EVIDENCE: fair for short-term effectiveness, limited for long-term effectiveness) B) Up to 40 mg of morphine equivalent is considered as low dose, 41 to 90 mg of morphine equivalent as a moderate dose, and greater than 91 mg of morphine equivalence as high dose. EVIDENCE: fair) C) In reference to long-acting opioids, titration must be carried out with caution and overdose and misuse must be avoided. EVIDENCE: good) 8. A) Methadone is recommended for use in late stages after failure of other opioid therapy and only by clinicians with specific training in the risks and uses. EVIDENCE: limited) B) Monitoring recommendation for methadone prescription is that an electrocardiogram should be obtained prior to initiation, at 30 days and yearly thereafter. EVIDENCE: EVIDENCE: fair) 10. Constipation must be closely monitored and a bowel regimen be initiated as soon as deemed necessary. EVIDENCE: good) 11. Chronic opioid therapy may be continued, with continuous adherence monitoring, in well-selected populations, in conjunction with or after failure of other modalities of treatments with improvement in physical and functional status and minimal adverse effects. EVIDENCE: fair). DISCLAIMER: The guidelines are based on the best available evidence and do not constitute inflexible treatment recommendations. Due to the changing body of evidence, this document is not intended to be a "standard of care."
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Authors | Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Salahadin Abdi, Sairam Atluri, Carl C Balog, Ramsin M Benyamin, Mark V Boswell, Keith R Brown, Brian M Bruel, David A Bryce, Patricia A Burks, Allen W Burton, Aaron K Calodney, David L Caraway, Kimberly A Cash, Paul J Christo, Kim S Damron, Sukdeb Datta, Timothy R Deer, Sudhir Diwan, Ike Eriator, Frank J E Falco, Bert Fellows, Stephanie Geffert, Christopher G Gharibo, Scott E Glaser, Jay S Grider, Haroon Hameed, Mariam Hameed, Hans Hansen, Michael E Harned, Salim M Hayek, Standiford Helm 2nd, Joshua A Hirsch, Jeffrey W Janata, Alan D Kaye, Adam M Kaye, David S Kloth, Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, Marion Lee, Yogesh Malla, Kavita N Manchikanti, Carla D McManus, Vidyasagar Pampati, Allan T Parr, Ramarao Pasupuleti, Vikram B Patel, Nalini Sehgal, Sanford M Silverman, Vijay Singh, Howard S Smith, Lee T Snook, Daneshvari R Solanki, Deborah H Tracy, Ricardo Vallejo, Bradley W Wargo, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians |
Journal | Pain physician
(Pain Physician)
Vol. 15
Issue 3 Suppl
Pg. S67-116
(Jul 2012)
ISSN: 2150-1149 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22786449
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Practice Guideline)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Aged
- Analgesics, Opioid
(therapeutic use)
- Child
- Chronic Pain
(drug therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Opioid-Related Disorders
(prevention & control)
- Pregnancy
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