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November 1, 2014

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Special Report

A plan to manage pain and reduce opioid use meets resistance

Addressing the dilemma of chronic-pain patients who face continued restriction of access to opiates, a pharmacist-entrepreneur in Columbus, Ohio, has developed a protocol to optimize pain management and reduce opiate use — and no one wants to hear about it.

"When I presented to the chief medical officer of one healthcare system, the response was, 'Why would I want to know something else that was wrong with my patients, that I would have to treat them for?"

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