Year: 2019
Resolution Number: 53
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status:
Author(s): Larry Junck, MD
Sponsor: Larry Junck, MD
On behalf of: Washtenaw County Delegation
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS educate physicians about the option of using a starting dose of hydrocodone 2.5 mg or oxycodone 2.5 mg with acetaminophen for many of their patients who need an initial prescription for an oral narcotic; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS communicate with Michigan Pharmacist Association recommending the stocking of hydrocodone 2.5 mg or oxycodone 2.5 mg with acetaminophen in statewide pharmacies; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask the AMA to educate physicians nationwide about the option of using a starting dose of hydrocodone 2.5 mg or oxycodone 2.5 mg with acetaminophen for many of their patients who need an initial prescription for an oral narcotic and communicate with American Pharmacist Association about the stocking of hydrocodone 2.5 mg or oxycodone 2.5 mg with acetaminophen in statewide pharmacies.
RESOLVED: That MSMS educate physicians about the option of using a starting dose of hydrocodone 2.5 mg or oxycodone 2.5 mg with acetaminophen for many of their patients who need an initial prescription for an oral narcotic; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS communicate with Michigan Pharmacist Association recommending the stocking of hydrocodone 2.5 mg or oxycodone 2.5 mg with acetaminophen in statewide pharmacies; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask the AMA to educate physicians nationwide about the option of using a starting dose of hydrocodone 2.5 mg or oxycodone 2.5 mg with acetaminophen for many of their patients who need an initial prescription for an oral narcotic and communicate with American Pharmacist Association about the stocking of hydrocodone 2.5 mg or oxycodone 2.5 mg with acetaminophen in statewide pharmacies.
Fiscal Note: $5,000 or more as this resolution requires MSMS to engage physician and pharmacist outreach and education.
Resolution: View PDF for Availability and Use of Low Starting Opioid Doses
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