211 Adults with psoriasis receive more opioid prescriptions than adults without psoriasis

The recent rise in opioid overdose deaths in the United States has been attributed to an increase in prescriptions written to patients for chronic pain. Patients with psoriasis have higher rates of comorbidities that may make them more likely to receive a prescription for an opioid, including psoriatic arthritis, obesity, anxiety and depression, but little is known about opioid prescribing practices in adults with psoriasis. We performed a cohort study using OptumInSight's electronic health records database to compare the rate of opioid prescriptions written to patients with psoriasis compared to adults without psoriasis.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research