Joint statement issued by the Minnesota Boards of Medical Practice, Nursing, and Pharmacy intended to reassure health care professionals pain management is a legitimate and necessary aspect of patient care.
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Pain management and opioid prescription drug abuse are significant issues in healthcare today. There is a critical balance between preventing opioid misuse and managing pain. The tri-regulatory Boards of Medical Practice, Nursing, and Pharmacy (Boards) have collaboratively discussed growing concerns regarding access to pain management and prescription drug misuse and overdose.
