• When
• Provider is prescribing an opioid analgesic with ambulatory misuse potential in the outpatient setting
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• Opioid review is useful for this patient:
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• Prescription is for more than 7 days
• Then
• When Treating Acute Pain, Prescribe No Greater Quantity Than Needed:
• Document - Will adjust opioid order
• Snooze - Benefits of opioid therapy duration outweigh risks, snooze 3 months
• Snooze - N/A see comment, snooze 3 months