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  • Pharmacology

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  • The United States faces significant challenges with opioid abuse and overuse.
  • New strategies are needed to reduce opioid utilization and overprescribing.

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  • To evaluate if a regulated, explicit pain management instruction plan can decrease opioid consumption.

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  • A blinded, randomized prospective study involved 110 women undergoing bilateral breast reduction.
  • Group A (control) received general pain instructions; Group B (experimental) received explicit instructions.
  • Participants self-reported opioid use and pain scores.

Main Results:

  • Group B patients used an average of 1.5 (5 mg) oxycodone tablets, compared to 5.7 in Group A (P < 0.01).
  • 34 patients in Group B used no oxycodone.
  • Group B reported significantly lower subjective pain scores.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized postoperative pain management instructions may reduce the need for narcotics.
  • This approach can decrease opioid prescribing without compromising patient pain control.