Associations between naloxone prescribing and opioid overdose among patients with acute and chronic pain conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess whether naloxone prescribing in clinical contexts targeted pain patients most at risk for opioid overdose.

Design

A retrospective cohort study using data from the Health Facts Database.

Setting

Over 600 United States healthcare facilities.

Participants

Three patient groups were followed for 2 years during 2009 to 2017: individuals with shoulder or long bone fractures (n = 252 424), chronic pain syndrome (CPS) (n = 76 141), or non-traumatic low back pain (n = 792 956) who received an opioid prescription. Groups were chosen based on previous work.

Measurements

The outcome was opioid overdose identified by International Classification of Diseases codes (ICDs) and the primary predictor was number of naloxone prescriptions identified by Nationa

SUBMITTER: Qeadan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292612 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature