CBC:"Opioid prescribing guidelines OK despite conflict of interest, CIHR review"

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"The CIHR report concludes the conflict did violate the rules the committee set for itself, but there was no evidence the conflict affected the results, which mostly did not favour the pharmaceutical industry and recommended significant reductions in how often opioids are prescribed."

 

"The new guidelines advise doctors they should not prescribe powerful opioid narcotics as a first-line of treatment for patients with chronic pain that is not cancer-related. Rather, opioids should be turned to after attempts to control pain are made with other therapies or non-pharmaceutical solutions."

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/opioid-prescribing-guide-1.4279593