A new study from Michigan Medicine found that with a reduced default opioid prescription size, patients went home with 29% fewer doses of opioid painkillers and reported similar pain control. Kao-Ping Chua, M.D., Ph.D., a U-M pediatrician, and lead author, shares insights from the study, suggesting that hospitals can reduce excessive opioid prescriptions without worsening pain control with this new evidence-based approach.
