Associations of Opioid Prescriptions with Death and Hospitalization across the Spectrum of Estimated GFR.

CONCLUSIONS: The receipt of prescription opioids was associated with a higher risk of death and hospitalization compared with other pain medications, particularly with higher doses and at lower eGFR.
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Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - October 2, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Novick TK, Surapaneni A, Shin JI, Alexander GC, Inker LA, Wright EA, Chang AR, Grams ME Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research