Dr. D’Angelo says the best way to keep patients safe is to ensure open and honest communication. This can be done by employing pain treatment agreements, which set ground rules for treatment, and urine drug tests, which can tell a physician if the patient is taking too much opioid medication, not taking enough opioid medication, taking illicit drugs, taking additional medication prescribed by another provider, potentially abusing or diverting medication or taking his or her medications as prescribed.
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