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The harms of forced tapering / involuntary deprescribing

December 3, 2024May 8, 2022 by Arthritic Chick

In Australia, we have seen forced tapers / involuntary deprescribing since the introduction of new regulations around opioid prescribing for chronic pain in June 2020.

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