Coprescribing of opioids and high-risk medications in the USA: a cross-sectional study with data from national ambulatory and emergency department settings.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Describe trends in opioid plus high-risk medication coprescribing in the USA.

Design

Analyses of serial, cross-sectional, nationally representative data of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) over 2007-2016 and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) over 2007-2018.

Setting

US ambulatory (NAMCS) and emergency department (ED, NHAMCS) settings.

Participants

Patient visits in which the patient was 18 years and older with an opioid prescription in the NAMCS or NHAMCS databases.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Frequency of opioid plus high-risk medication coprescribing.

Results

From a combined sample of 700 499 visits over 2007-2018, there were 105 720 visits (15.1%) where opioids were prescribed.

SUBMITTER: Suvada K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207755 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature