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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characteristics-initial-prescription-episodes-and-likelihood-long-term-opioid-use-united
April 24, 2018 - provided prescriptions with longer duration (more than 10 days), or given 3 or more prescriptions for opioids … The authors recommend prescribing fewer than 7 days of opioids for acute pain and adhering to the Centers … August 2, 2017
Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72520/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - persistent-opioid-use-among-pediatric-patients-after-surgery
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-medical-and-nonmedical-use-prescription-opioids-among-us-adolescents … -1976-2015
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-medical-and-nonmedical-use-prescription-opioids-among-us-adolescents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73397/psn-pdf
June 16, 2021 - /issue/safe-opioid-prescribing-prognostic-machine-learning-approach-predicting-30-
day-risk-after
Opioids … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-identify-patient-risks-prescription-opioid-addiction-when-initiating-opioids-pain
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73364/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - impact-opioid-administration-intensive-care-unit-and-subsequent-use-opioid-
naive-patients
Prescribing opioids … evaluated long-term opioid use among patients admitted directly to the ICU and who received intravenous
opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-opioid-use-commercially-insured-and-medicare-advantage-populations-2007-16
March 13, 2018 - March 13, 2018
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics … October 10, 2017
Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43517/psn-pdf
October 08, 2014 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-opioid-related-adverse-drug-events
Opioids are particularly dangerous … This review defined the substantial economic impact
of adverse events resulting from opioids, finding
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/buprenorphine-and-medically-ill-patient
August 20, 2018 - in opioid abuse and addiction fueled to a great extent by large increases in misuse of prescription opioid … analgesics.( 1 ) Since 1999, there has been a 300% increase in the sales of opioid pain medications. … of the top five drug classes responsible for such occurrences.( 3 ) The overuse and misuse/abuse of opioid … analgesics has resulted in large numbers who develop opioid addiction. … for maintenance treatment without medical withdrawal (detoxification); (ii) medical withdrawal from opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-clinic-opioid-administration-and-discharge-opioid-prescription-urgent
May 19, 2021 - This large retrospective cohort study found that patients who received oral or intravenous opioids during … an urgent care visit were more likely to receive opioids at discharge, and progress to chronic opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-can-change-opioid-prescribing-habits-progress-comes-small-doses
July 10, 2019 - Efforts to reduce misuse of prescription opioids must draw from public health and behavioral strategies … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44172/psn-pdf
September 28, 2016 - article focuses on four
primary types of high-alert medications—anticoagulants, sedatives, insulins, and opioids—that … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-policies-limiting-opioid-exposure-opioid-prescribing-and-patient-pain-opioid-naive
May 18, 2022 - February 8, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-inequality-receipt-medications-opioid-use-disorder
April 24, 2018 - OUD ( naltrexone , naloxone, or buprenorphine) and limiting prescriptions of high-risk medications (opioid … analgesics and benzodiazepines ). … August 5, 2020
Overprescribing of opioids to adults by dentists in the U.S., 2011-2015
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dependence-vs-pain
October 30, 2019 - disorder opioid dependence is defined as a maladaptive pattern of use of illicit or prescription opioids … in the past 12 months.( 1 ) These diagnostic criteria include physical dependence, tolerance, taking opioids … than intended, desiring to cut down or control use, dedicating a large amount of time to procuring opioids … or recovering from their effects, giving up important activities because of their use, and using opioids … May 1, 2019
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50814/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and
Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for extended-release/long-acting opioids … A previous WebM&M commentary describes an adverse
event related to long-acting opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46600/psn-pdf
December 06, 2017 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-reduction-prescribed-opioid-use-chronic-non-cancer-pain
Overuse of opioids … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-misuse
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-long-acting-opioids-and-mortality-patients-chronic-noncancer-pain
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46217/psn-pdf
January 30, 2018 - issue/safer-and-more-appropriate-opioid-prescribing-large-healthcare-systems-
comprehensive-approach
Opioids … safer-and-more-appropriate-opioid-prescribing-large-healthcare-systems-comprehensive-approach
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-prescribing-opioids-medicare-beneficiaries
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45062/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - vital-signs-overdoses-prescription-opioid-pain-relievers-united-states-1999-2008
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46813/psn-pdf
March 14, 2018 - measurement-mandate-diverting-patient-safety-revolution
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-ers-colorado-tried-curtail-opioids-and-did-better-expected … national-survey-drug-use-and
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-concurrent-use-prescription-opioids-and-benzodiazepines-and-overdose
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47599/psn-pdf
January 27, 2019 - association-opioid-prescribing-opioid-consumption-after-surgery-michigan
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837659/psn-pdf
July 08, 2022 - Patient Safety
Opioids and benzodiazepines are commonly used medications in the acute care setting. … In the United
States, over half of hospitalized patients receive opioids and 48% receive benzodiazepines … .2,3 Opioids and
benzodiazepines can be beneficial; however, their respiratory depressant effects are … It should be noted that the POSS is only applicable when opioids are being
administered; however, RASS … Pharmacogenetics of opioids. Clin Pharmacol Ther.
2007;81(3):429-444. [Available at]
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