Initial opioid prescription characteristics and risk of opioid misuse, poisoning and dependence: retrospective cohort study
Conclusions
Our study identifies riskier patterns of opioid prescription initiation for non-cancer indications, as well as patient subgroups with higher risk of misuse, poisoning and dependence.
Source: BMJ Quality and Safety - Category: General Medicine Authors: Garcia-Sempere, A., Hurtado, I., Robles, C., Llopis-Cardona, F., Sanchez-Saez, F., Rodriguez-Bernal, C., Peiro-Moreno, S., Sanfelix-Gimeno, G. Tags: Open access, Editor's choice Original research Source Type: research
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