Opioid pain medication prescriptions obtained through emergency medical visits in the Veterans Health Administration.
CONCLUSIONS: The writing of OPM prescriptions after an ED visit is on the decline in the VA. Compliance with prescribing guidelines is increasing, but is not yet at goal.
PMID: 28829522 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Opioid Management - Category: Addiction Tags: J Opioid Manag Source Type: research
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