Geographic Variation in the Use of Gabapentinoids and Opioids for Pain in a Commercially Insured Adult Population in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gabapentinoids have been prescribed off-label for almost all types of pain. The geographic variation in the use of gabapentinoids as analgesics remains unknown.

Objective

To describe the geographic variation in gabapentinoids, opioids and concurrent use of both for pain by US state and metropolitan statistical area (MSA).

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study on December 1, 2018, among commercially insured adults aged 18-64 years without epilepsy or opioid use disorders using IBM^® MarketScan^® Research Databases. We described the geographic variation in the analgesic regimens (gabapentinoids, opioids and concurrent use of both) by state and MSA, and assessed factors associated with the geographic variation using multilevel logist

SUBMITTER: Zhao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8846606 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature