Originally published by our sister publication, Pain Medicine News
A study adhering to a new opioid prescribing guideline in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons found a dramatic decrease in the number of pills prescribed following a broad range of major surgeries, along with a greater than 90% patient satisfaction rate for pain management and the highest compliance rate to date for appropriate disposal of leftover pills.
“We previously showed in 2017, that for mainly outpatient