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Comment
. 2018 Mar 12;190(10):E301.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.68675.

The authors respond to "The 2017 Canadian opioid guideline: already time for an overhaul"

Jason W Busse  1 , David Juurlink  2 , D Norman Buckley  3 , Gordon H Guyatt  4
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Comment

The authors respond to "The 2017 Canadian opioid guideline: already time for an overhaul"

Jason W Busse et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: All authors are members of the Steering Committee for the Canadian Guideline for Opioid Therapy and Chronic Noncancer Pain. David Juurlink was a member of the Stakeholder Review Group for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. No other competing interests were declared.

Comment on

  • Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain.
    Busse JW, Craigie S, Juurlink DN, Buckley DN, Wang L, Couban RJ, Agoritsas T, Akl EA, Carrasco-Labra A, Cooper L, Cull C, da Costa BR, Frank JW, Grant G, Iorio A, Persaud N, Stern S, Tugwell P, Vandvik PO, Guyatt GH. Busse JW, et al. CMAJ. 2017 May 8;189(18):E659-E666. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170363. CMAJ. 2017. PMID: 28483845 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • The 2017 Canadian opioid guideline: already time for an overhaul.
    Kahan M, Dubin R, Clarke H. Kahan M, et al. CMAJ. 2018 Mar 12;190(10):E300. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.68662. CMAJ. 2018. PMID: 29530873 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

References

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    1. Busse JW, Juurlink D, Guyatt GH. Response to “Clarification from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC on commentary about limitations of the CDC guideline for prescribing opioids” CMAJ 2017;189:E509. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Busse JW, Craigie S, Juurlink DN, et al. Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain. CMAJ 2017;189:E659–66. - PMC - PubMed
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