Patterns of Initial Opioid Prescribing to Opioid-Naive Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the proportion of initial opioid prescriptions for opioid-naive patients prescribed by surgeons, dentists, and emergency physicians. We hypothesized that the percentage of such prescriptions grew as scrutiny of primary care and pain medicine opioid prescribing increased and guidelines were developed.

Summary of background data

Data regarding the types of care for which opioid-naive patients are provided initial opioid prescriptions are limited.

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional study using a nationwide insurance claims dataset to study US adults aged 18 to 64 years. Our primary outcome was a change in opioid prescription share for opioid-naive patients undergoing surgical, emergency, and dental care from 2010 to 2016; we also examined the

SUBMITTER: Larach DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7047513 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature