Opioid Use in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis is Common in the United States: Outcomes of a Retrospective Cohort Study.

CONCLUSION: AS patients receive opioids with concerning frequency. The infrequent prescription of recommended therapies to these patients reflects a need to optimize treatment further through education of patients and healthcare professionals alike. PMID: 30647189 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: J Rheumatol - January 15, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Sloan VS, Sheahan A, Stark JL, Suruki RY Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research