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Commentary
Inappropriate opioid dosing and prescribing for children: an unintended consequence of the clinical pain score?
December 7, 2016
Voepel-Lewis T, Malviya S, Tait AR. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(1):5-6.
Opioid prescribing is gaining attention as a high-risk activity in both general and pediatric care. This commentary explains how well-intentioned efforts to manage pain in children might have unintentionally contributed to the opioid epidemic. The authors suggest that policy approaches may help address the problem at the system level.
