Painful lack of unity highlighted on opioid use guidelines

A workshop held at the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) World Congress has revealed significant discrepancies in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) across countries for opioid use in chronic pain management. 

These inconsistencies raise concerns about the role of CPGs in the overprescription of opioids, potentially exacerbating the risk of opioid use disorder (OUD) among chronic pain patients, according to GlobalData.

The findings presented at IASP World Congress indicate a perceived need for updated and more stringent CPGs for prescribing opioids in the management of chronic pain.