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Labeling morphine milligram equivalents on opioid packaging: a potential patient safety intervention.
August 22, 2018
Stone AB, Urman RD, Kaye AD, et al. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2018;22(7):46.
Recent efforts to address the opioid crisis include developing prescribing guidelines and changing policy. This review suggests that including a morphine milligram equivalent on opioid labels could reduce the potential for prescription-related harm. A PSNet perspective discussed opioid misuse as a patient safety problem.
