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. 2022 Spring;75(2):113-117.
doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v75i2.3115. Epub 2022 Apr 4.

Implementation of an Opioid Stewardship Program to Promote Safer Opioid Prescribing

Lianping Ti  1 , Tamara Mihic  2 , Hannah James  3 , Stephen Shalansky  2 , Michael Legal  2 , Seonaid Nolan  4
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Implementation of an Opioid Stewardship Program to Promote Safer Opioid Prescribing

Lianping Ti et al. Can J Hosp Pharm. 2022 Spring.
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Tamara Mihic received a consulting fee from the BC Pharmacy Association for a suboxone prescribing project, as well as speaker fees and/or honoraria from the BC Pharmacy Association (for an opioid agonist therapy [OAT] training session), the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, and Continuing Pharmacy Professional Development at the University of British Columbia. No other competing interests were declared (other than funding, as outlined below).

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Patient encounters screened and included in the opioid stewardship program, and interventions offered.
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Types of interventions provided by the opioid stewardship program (n = 1599 interventions). Each patient could receive multiple interventions. GP = general practitioner.
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