Overcoming the Painful Regulations Surrounding the Prescription of Pain Medications

Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD

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Overcoming the Painful Regulations Surrounding the Prescription of Pain Medications

Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD

November 2015

While medical advances have led to effective agents for treating pain, regulatory and public health initiatives have made the treatment of pain challenging.

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