
Ric Day
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📢Out today in @Lancet: major @msk_health led trial finds #opioids NOT effective for people with acute back and/or neck pain. This is the largest placebo controlled trial of its kind. doi.org/10.1016/S0140-… #OPALtrial #backpain #neckpain


@safesupplysaves the researchers wanted to focus on acute low back pain without an underlying pathology - which is about 90%+ of all cases from a quick look, 10mg seems to be a fairly standard dose for acute pain. @AndMacUSyd may have more info

Rising #gabapentinoid misuse is being recognised alongside the lack of current evidence supporting the safe and effective deprescribing of them. This scoping review assesses the extent and nature of deprescribing interventions in adults: ow.ly/lYcW50OKjUC #gabapentinoids









Why? #2021araasm





What are the barriers to prescribers accepting dose-prediction software? Read more to find out! @drjanee_carland @osbornidayius @SVHSydney @UNSWMedicine @syd_health BPS Publications bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

