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APRIL 9, 2019

Is the Rx Opioid Crisis Overblown?

Some stakeholders see undertreatment of pain as the larger issue

By Lynne Peeples

Anaheim, Calif.—With the stigma surrounding the use of opioids, health care providers face a challenge in balancing the risks for opioid abuse and of inadequate pain treatment, according to sessions at the 2018 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.

Illicit opioids, rather than prescription opioids, may actually be the more significant issue, according to Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD, the CEO and chief medical officer at Remitigate LLC, in Delmar, N.Y., which provides software solutions