Dermatologists are increasing their use of non-opioid pain medications faster than opioids.

Conclusion: Pain medications were used at a relatively small proportion of visits with dermatologists. Opioids were nearly half of all pain medications used. The use of opioids and non-opioids rose over the study interval, however, non-opioids rose at a faster rate. The faster rise of non-opioids may indicate that dermatologists are making an effort to use medications with less potential for abuse. PMID: 33019820 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33019820?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Dermatological Treatment - October 7, 2020 Category: Dermatology Tags: J Dermatolog Treat Source Type: research