Trends in long-term opioid prescriptions for musculoskeletal conditions in Australian general practice: a national longitudinal study using MedicineInsight, 2012-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Describe trends and patterns in long-term opioid prescriptions among adults with musculoskeletal conditions (MSK).

Design

Interrupted time-series analysis based on an open cohort study.

Setting

A representative sample of 402 Australian general practices contributing data to the MedicineInsight database.

Participants

811 174 patients aged 18+ years with an MSK diagnosis and three or more consultations in any two consecutive years between 2012 and 2018. Males represented 44.5% of the sample, 28.4% were 65+ years and 1.9% were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Annual prevalence and cumulative incidence (%) of long-term opioid prescribing (3+ prescriptions in 90 days) among patients with an MSK. Average d

SUBMITTER: Black-Tiong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8031026 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature