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Is there any reason a chronic pain patient should not be prescribed immediate release medication for breakthrough pain?
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NoReason/MD'sChoice: There is no reason why chronic pain patients should not be prescribed immediate release pain meds and these are often prescribed.But what medicine and for whom it is prescribed is the decision made by the treating physician who knows what kind of pain Medication is indicated in particular case
Answered 11/22/2017
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