Possible Opioid Shopping and its Correlates

Conclusions: The use of ≥3 prescribing practices and ≥3 dispensing pharmacies over 18 months sharply discriminated courses of opioid treatment from courses of diuretics. This pattern of fills was additionally associated with the numbers of nonspecialist and self-paid fills, the total morphine milligram equivalents dispensed, and heavier use of drugs for anxiety, sleep, attention, and psychosis.
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research