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  • Pharmacology
  • Health Informatics

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  • Primary care providers often lack confidence in managing chronic opioid therapy (COT) for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP).
  • Recent US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidelines emphasize opioid tapering strategies.
  • Effective tools are needed to support clinicians in implementing these guidelines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate an opioid tapering software to assist healthcare providers.
  • To support the safe and effective management of patients on COT for CNCP.
  • To align with current HHS recommendations for opioid tapering.

Main Methods:

  • The software utilizes RedCap for its application programming interface (API).
  • It is designed to reduce daily opioid dosage by 5-10% monthly or 5 MME, whichever is greater.
  • Users can customize the rate of opioid tapering.

Main Results:

  • The software facilitates adherence to HHS opioid tapering guidelines.
  • It offers a structured approach to reducing opioid dosages.
  • Pilot study planned for evaluating software efficacy in tapering patients on COT for CNCP.

Conclusions:

  • The developed software provides a valuable tool for managing patients on chronic opioid therapy.
  • Integration into electronic health record systems is a future goal.
  • The software supports a patient-centered, multi-modal approach to pain management.