%0 Journal Article
%T A pharmacist framework for implementation of the Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
%A Beth Sproule
%A Feng Chang
%A Laura Murphy
%A Shelita Dattani
%J Archive of "Canadian Pharmacists Journal : CPJ".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1715163518818200
%X Imagine a person with chronic pain entering his or her pharmacy with a prescription for ˇ°oxycodone ER, 40 mg PO BID.ˇ± Most pharmacists have encountered this prescription many times. One out of every 5 people in Canada experiences chronic pain,1 and many use opioids as part of managing this. Pharmacists play a key role in promoting rational opioid use, balancing safety with decreased pain and overall quality of life. This ˇ°opioid stewardshipˇ± by pharmacists is especially important in the context of the current opioid crisis.
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346336/