Pain Points: Best Practices for Tapering of Opioids

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Overview: Do you have questions about how to approach tapering opioid medications? Join neurologist and pain specialist, Dr. Charles Argoff, as he reviews a recent expert consensus statement published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings that provides guidance to clinicians about safe opioid tapering.

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesic REMS Program Companies. Please see https://ce.opioidanalgesicrems.com/RpcCEUI/rems/pdf/resources/List_of_RPC_Companies.pdf for a listing of REMS Program Companies. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Opioid Analgesic REMS education requirements issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Please note that any data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity are current as of the recording on 1/20/2021 and they are subject to change as new information is published.

Guest: Charles E. Argoff, MD