Prescription Opioid Guidelines and the Emergency Department

Monica K. Wattana Monica K. Wattana, MD, is a Fellow in Oncologic Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas. Lewis S. Nelson, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH is Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas

Lewis S. Nelson Monica K. Wattana, MD, is a Fellow in Oncologic Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas. Lewis S. Nelson, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH is Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas

Knox H. Todd Monica K. Wattana, MD, is a Fellow in Oncologic Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas. Lewis S. Nelson, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH is Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TexasCorrespondence[email protected]

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On January 10, 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a set of recommendations intended to guide opioid analgesic prescribing in New York City emergency departments. The intent and scope of these guidelines are discussed through an interview bu an emergency medicine fellow with an expert in emergency medicine pain management and one of the authors of the guidelines. The guidelines are appended to the commentary.

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