Dental Opioid Prescriptions and Overdose Risk in Patients and Their Families.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It is unknown whether dental opioid prescriptions are associated with opioid overdose in patients or their family members, who may have access to patients' opioids.

Methods

During July-October 2020, the 2011-2018 IBM MarketScan Dental, IBM MarketScan Commercial, and Medicaid Multi-State Databases were analyzed. Two analyses were conducted. In the patient analysis, dental procedures for privately and publicly insured patients aged 13-64 years were identified. The exposure was ≥1 initial prescription (dispensed opioid prescription within 3 days of the procedure). The association between the exposure and ≥1 overdose within 90 days of the procedure was evaluated using logistic regression. In the family analysis, procedures for privately insured patients in family pl

SUBMITTER: Chua KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8319034 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature