What should I keep in mind with respect to prescribing controlled substances to treat pain?
The Board of Medical Practice has a Policy on the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain, adopted in January of 2006 and based on a national model policy. The express purpose of the policy is to alleviate physician uncertainty and encourage better pain management. The policy recognizes the need for patient access to appropriate and effective pain relief and identifies inappropriate treatment as including non-treatment, under-treatment, over-treatment, continued use of ineffective treatment, and treatment that is not evaluated or assessed.
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