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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73449/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - Adverse events and emergency department opioid
prescriptions in adolescents. … Adverse events and emergency department opioid prescriptions in
adolescents. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-and-emergency-department-opioid-prescriptions-adolescents … Using a large commercial insurance claims database, the authors compared opioid prescribing patterns … and risk for opioid-related adverse events (overdose, opioid use disorder, or long-term use) among
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845278/psn-pdf
March 01, 2023 - Association between opioid tapering and subsequent
health care use, medication adherence, and chronic … Association between opioid tapering and subsequent health care
use, medication adherence, and chronic … Rates of prescription opioid misuse and abuse led to recommendations for dose tapering for patients … database to explore the unintended negative consequences of tapering patients on stable, long-term
opioid … Findings indicate that opioid tapering was associated with fewer primary care visits, greater
numbers
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60991/psn-pdf
October 07, 2020 - Nonfatal opioid overdoses at an urban emergency
department during the COVID-19 pandemic. … Nonfatal opioid overdoses at an urban emergency department
during the COVID-19 pandemic. … The opioid epidemic is an ongoing patient safety issue. … The authors identified a
greater number of opioid overdoses occurring between March 1 to June 30, 2020 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867650/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - Opioid deprescribing toolkit.
January 1, 2022
Health Innovation East, National Health Service. … Opioid deprescribing toolkit. … opioid use can lead to adverse outcomes for patients. … The toolkit outlines six strategies to support prescribers in tapering opioid use, including
creating … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-identifies-harm-reported-sudden-discontinuation-opioid-pain-medicines-and-requires-label
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842419/psn-pdf
January 11, 2023 - Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to
limit opioid and benzodiazepine prescriptions … Balancing safety, comfort, and fall risk: an intervention to limit opioid
and benzodiazepine prescriptions … Opioid use by older adults increases the risk of falls. … proportion of older adults presenting to the emergency room or urgent care due to a fall who
receive an opioid … Nearly one third of
patients received a prescription for an opioid and/or benzodiazepine, and 11% had
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48006/psn-pdf
May 15, 2019 - Limits on opioid prescribing leave patients with chronic
pain vulnerable.
May 15, 2019
Rubin R. … Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients With Chronic Pain Vulnerable. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-opioid-prescribing-leave-patients-chronic-pain-vulnerable
Patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-opioid-prescribing-leave-patients-chronic-pain-vulnerable
https:/ … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-shortcuts-safer-opioid-prescribing
                                     
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/appendix-h-cdspain-ehr-clinician-training.ppt
August 12, 2024 - *
Our Opioid Taper Workflow 
*
Customize
Initial Visit
	Introduce a Taper
	Set Taper Parameters … Taper Plan
Non-Opioid Pain Management Plan
Patient-Facing App
*
The clinician-facing app comprises … the management of pain through non-opioid treatment options as well as withdrawal symptoms. … These sections are:
	Patient context
	Taper settings
	Opioid taper plan
	Non-opioid pain management … options for non-opioid pain management activities.
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50423/psn-pdf
September 04, 2019 - When a vital sign leads a country astray—the opioid
epidemic. … When a Vital Sign Leads a Country Astray—The Opioid Epidemic. … how regulation, misinformation, and cultural beliefs influenced opioid
prescribing behaviors for pain … management that contributed to the opioid crisis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-opioid-prescribing-and-pain-scores-hospital-consumer-assessment-healthcare
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61114/psn-pdf
November 11, 2020 - A mixed-methods analysis of patient safety incidents
involving opioid substitution treatment with methadone … methods analysis of patient safety incidents involving
opioid substitution treatment with methadone … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mixed-methods-analysis-patient-safety-incidents-involving-opioid-substitution … -
treatment
Methadone and buprenorphine are commonly prescribed to treat opioid use disorder, but their … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-opioid-use-disorder-after-nonfatal-opioid-overdose-and-association-mortality
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837706/psn-pdf
July 20, 2022 - Are opioid infusions used inappropriately at end of life?
Results from a quality/safety project. … Are opioid infusions used inappropriately at end of life? Results from
a quality/safety project. … Potentially inappropriate opioid infusion use can result in adverse patient outcomes. … (44% of patients
receiving opioid infusions during end-of-life care) and were associated with high … /patient-safety-events-involving-opioid-dose-stacking
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/856583/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Prescription opioid dose reductions and potential adverse
events: a multi-site observational cohort … Prescription opioid dose reductions and potential adverse events: a
multi-site observational cohort … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-dose-reductions-and-potential-adverse-events-multi-site … -
observational
In response to the increasing opioid crisis, many medical associations, policy makers … , dose reductions higher than 30% were
associated with higher odds of emergency department visits, opioid
                                     
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/appendix-e-cdspain-sample-clinical-practice-guidelines.docx
October 16, 2020 - of opioid analgesics is the largest risk factor in developing opioid use disorder (OUD).1 Therefore, … risks from use of opioid analgesics and taper opioid medications if risks outweigh benefits. … Calculating oral MME accounts for differences in opioid drug type and strength.1 
Planning Opioid Tapering … Opioid tapering involves six steps:
1. … safety of opioid medication.
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841764/psn-pdf
December 21, 2022 - Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid
therapy management system. … Lessons learned in implementing a chronic opioid therapy
management system. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-learned-implementing-chronic-opioid-therapy-management-system
The … opioid epidemic has prompted national and institutional guidelines for safe opioid prescribing. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60019/psn-pdf
March 04, 2020 - Chronic pain diagnoses and opioid dispensings among
insured individuals with serious mental illness. … Chronic pain diagnoses and opioid dispensings among insured
individuals with serious mental illness. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chronic-pain-diagnoses-and-opioid-dispensings-among-insured-individuals- … and individual’s
underlying mental health conditions may be more likely to be prescribed long-term opioid … This
study examined opioid treatment patterns among individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844775/psn-pdf
September 11, 2019 - Association of primary care clinic appointment time with
opioid prescribing. … Association of Primary Care Clinic Appointment Time With Opioid Prescribing. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-primary-care-clinic-appointment-time-opioid-prescribing
The … root causes of the opioid epidemic are complex, but inappropriate prescribing of opioids (which
includes … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-primary-care-clinic-appointment-time-opioid-prescribing
https
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836850/psn-pdf
March 31, 2022 - Opioid Medication Safety
Reducing Opioid Overprescribing
The opioid epidemic in the United States was … of opioid prescriptions over time. … Opioid Prescribing Rate Maps. … 2016 Opioid Guideline.  … Opioid and non-opioid analgesic prescribing before and after
the CDC’s 2016 guideline.
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74144/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - She sued his pain
doctors—a rare challenge over an opioid dose reduction. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/her-husband-died-suicide-she-sued-his-pain-doctors-rare-challenge-over-
opioid-dose-reduction … The opioid epidemic has put regulatory and professional pressures on the tapering of pain medications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-medication-discontinuation-and-risk-adverse-opioid-related-health-care-events … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/could-cdc-guidelines-be-driving-some-opioid-patients-suicide
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60255/psn-pdf
April 22, 2020 - Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in
opioid prescriptions: pre-post study. … Discrepancies in written versus calculated durations in opioid
prescriptions: pre-post study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discrepancies-written-versus-calculated-durations-opioid-prescriptions-pre … Over a 22-month period, nearly
17% of opioid prescriptions were for a duration greater than what was … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73899/psn-pdf
September 29, 2021 - Patients with chronic pain who are taking opioid analgesics daily are often presumed to be opioid tolerant … fills, making the patient appear opioid-naïve when she was
actually tolerant of high opioid doses. … Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations. … In this example, a provider
wants to switch a patient from Opioid A to Opioid B:
Once the conversion … Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations.
                                     
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st551/stat551.shtml
September 01, 2023 - use disorder (OUD) and
            overdose. 1  As OUD and opioid overdose deaths continue to be major … This Statistical Brief presents estimates of prescription fills for opioid medicines that are commonly … Statistical Brief
            552 presents estimates of opioid use for adults aged 18–64. … use (defined as one or more prescription fills during the year) and (2)
            frequent opioid … MEPS estimates of opioid use may differ from estimates based on other data sources.