This week’s must reads contain three must do’s for patient safety.
#1 Must Do for Patient Safety – Prescribe opioids in a reasonable manner
Although opioid abuse, misuse and diversion are clearly valid safety concerns, the current environment has resulted in a backlash against the use of opioids, which has led to reluctance on the part of some physicians to prescribe and to difficulty for some patient to filling their opioid prescriptions.