Severe pain

Clinical criteria:

  • The treatment must be for short term therapy of acute severe pain,

AND

  • Patient must have had or would have inadequate pain management with maximum tolerated doses of non-opioid analgesics; OR

  • Patient must be unable to use non-opioid analgesics due to contraindications or intolerance.

Note

No increase in the maximum quantity or number of units may be authorised.

Note

No increase in the maximum number of repeats may be authorised.