Today we will cover opioid prescribing guidelines for chronic non-cancer non-palliative care pain in adults.

Contents:

•New codeine laws 2018

•Opioids prescription facts and harms

•Evidence for opioids

•Types of opioids and equivalence dosing

•Side effects – short and long term

•Initiating and ongoing presciprtion

•Break through pain management

•Discontinuing

•Aberrant behaviour management and assessment

•Follow up