Federal Register Notice: CDC’s Updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids Open for Public Comment
Last Thursday, the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control announced an ongoing update to the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. The draft updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids is available for public comment in the Federal Register, which will remain open for 60 days, through April 11, 2022. Patients, caregivers, providers, and others who care about safe, effective, and informed pain treatment options are asked to submit their comments via the Federal Register docket by the close date (April 11).