Florida State Opioid Prescription Restriction Law: Impact On Opioid Utilization After Total Joint Arthroplasty

In response to the opioid epidemic, Florida recently passed the opioid prescription limiting law, effective since July 1st, 2018. However, its impact on opioid prescription after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has not been elucidated. Thus, our objective was to assess if this new law led to reduced opioid prescription after TJA and to determine its impact on perioperative clinical outcomes.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - April 9, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tejbir S. Pannu, Jesus M. Villa, Jorge Fleites, Preetesh D. Patel, Carlos A. Higuera, Aldo M. Riesgo Source Type: research