Responsible Opioid Prescribing In Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part 2 - Guidance

Document Overview

Document Title

Responsible Opioid Prescribing In Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Part 2 - Guidance

Authoring Society

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Document Publication Date

Jul 1, 2012

Page Last Reviewed/Updated

May 5, 2026

Document Type

Guideline

Country of Publication

United States

Full Text Freely Available

Yes

Full Text Guideline

www.painphysicianjournal.com/2012/july/2012; 15;S67-S116.pdf

Source Citation

Pain Physician 2012; 15:S67-S116

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Document Objectives

Guidelines on responsible opioid prescribing provides the recommendations for initiating and maintaining chronic opioid therapy of 90 days or longer.

Scope

Assessment and Screening, Counseling, Diagnosis, Management, Treatment

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D059350 - Chronic Pain

D059408 - Pain Management

D000701 - Analgesics, Opioid

D009293 - Opioid-Related Disorders

D059350 - Chronic Pain

D059408 - Pain Management

D000701 - Analgesics, Opioid

D009293 - Opioid-Related Disorders

Keywords

Opioid Use Disorder, chronic pain, opioids

Target Patient Population

patient with chronic pain

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Older Adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Hospice, Hospital, Long Term Care, Outpatient

Intended Users

Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Supplemental Methodology Resource

Data Supplement

Number of Source Documents

715

Includes peer/external review process?

Yes

Includes public comment process?

Yes

Methodologist involvement?

Yes

Patient involvement?

Yes

Includes multi-disciplinary group?

Yes

Includes systematic review?

Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?

Yes

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?

Yes

Discloses funding source?

Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?

Yes

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?

Yes

Identifies study selection process?

Yes

Identifies study selection criteria?

Yes

Identifies methods used to evaluate and analyze the evidence?

Yes

Identifies key questions addressed by the systematic review?

Yes

Identifies search strategy?

Yes