Sex differences among users of NSAIDs and opioids during COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sex-based inequalities in healthcare have been exposed and amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, few studies have reported sex differences in medication utilization and no studies have examined sex differences in prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids utilization.

Aim

To compare the utilization patterns of prescribed NSAIDs and opioids between males and females in Manitoba, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

A cohort of incident and prevalent users of prescribed NSAIDs and opioids was created. Interrupted times series analysis using autoregressive models were used to evaluate the quarterly change in the prevalent and incident users before and after COVID-19 restrictions were applied (first quarter of 2020).

SUBMITTER: Offiah R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9575648 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature