FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Ensuring clinicians switch from prescribing combination-agent opioids to single-agent opioids for postoperative pain is possible following the implementation of a comprehensive education program, according to a study reported at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
Implementing such a change enables providers to use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen more freely for postoperative pain without concern about