Pain Research and Management (Jan 2012)

Intake Assessment of Problematic Use of Medications in a Chronic Noncancer Pain Clinic

  • Leah R Pink,
  • Andrew J Smith,
  • Philip WH Peng,
  • Marilyn J Galonski,
  • Paul S Tumber,
  • David Evans,
  • Doug L Gourlay,
  • Lesley Gordon,
  • Geoff A Bellingham,
  • Satnam S Nijjar,
  • Larry M Picard,
  • Allan S Gordon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/489743
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 4
pp. 276 – 280

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: The present article outlines the process of instituting an assessment of risk of problematic use of medications with new patients in an ambulatory chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) clinic. It is hoped that the authors’ experience through this iterative process will fill the gap in the literature by setting an example of an application of the ‘universal precautions’ approach to chronic pain management.