Patterns of opioid initiation at first visits for pain in United States primary care settings
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety2017Vol. 27(5), pp. 495–503
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Mallika Mundkur, Kathryn Rough, Krista F. Huybrechts, Raisa Levin, Joshua J. Gagne, Rishi Desai, Elisabetta Patorno, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Brian T. Bateman
Abstract
In 2014, nearly half of all patients filling opioid prescriptions received more than 7 days' of opioids in an initial prescription. Policies limiting initial supplies have the potential to substantially impact opioid prescribing in the primary care setting.
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