The American Academy of Pediatrics has published its first clinical guideline for pediatricians on prescribing opioids, including explicit instructions on how and when to prescribe these medications for pain while reducing the long-term risk of addiction. The "Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Acute Pain Management in Children and Adolescents in Outpatient Settings" marks a shift in clinical practice by also recommending a routine prescription for naloxone-;a medication used to reverse overdoses-;alongside every opioid prescription. The guideline and an accompanying technical report will be published in Pediatrics online Monday, Sept.
30, during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2024 National Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, FL. from Sept. 27-Oct.
1, 2024. Authors of the clinical practice guideline, published in the October 2024 print issue of Pediatrics , will present discuss, "The New AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on Acute Pain Management and Use of Opioids in Outpatient Settings," in a session from 2-3 p.m.
Sept. 30 at the Orange County Convention Center, West Building, W312. Clinical practice guidelines created by AAP are written by medical experts, reflect the latest evidence in the field, and go through several rounds of peer review before being approved by the AAP Board of Directors and published in Pediatrics .
There's been a big pendulum swing in the practice of medicine over the last two decades-;first with opioid-overprescribing, then with a.