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81. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 26, 2022 - Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines by prescribers … Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines by prescribers … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-pharmacist-email-alerts-concurrent-prescribing-opioids-and- benzodiazepines-prescribers … Concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines can put patients at increased risk of overdose … study found that pharmacist email alerts to clinicians caring for patients recently co-prescribed opioids

82. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 10, 2021 - Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids: an audit … Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids. … Inappropriate prescribing of opioids is a major contributor to the ongoing opioid epidemic. … clinics in need of a new provider because their previous physician had retired or stopped prescribing opioids … Findings indicate that primary care providers were generally unwilling to prescribe opioids to patients

83. Patterns of opioid administration among opioid-naive inpatients and associations with postdischarge opioid use: a cohort study. | PSNet
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    November 05, 2008 - Many people who illicitly use opioids first received those medications in health care settings . … This retrospective cohort study found that people who were prescribed opioids in the hospital are more … likely to be dependent on them after discharge, especially if they took opioids within 12 hours of leaving … August 16, 2017 Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic … July 31, 2017 Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents

84. Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. | PSNet
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    January 12, 2022 - Review Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … This article summarizes the relationship between prescription opioids and risk of falls among older … Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review.

85. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    November 16, 2022 - CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United States, 2022. … CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-clinical-practice-guideline-prescribing-opioids-pain-united-states-2022 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-clinical-practice-guideline-prescribing-opioids-pain-united-states-2022 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016 https

86. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 18, 2020 - Overprescribing of opioids to adults by dentists in the U.S., 2011-2015. … Overprescribing of opioids to adults by dentists in the U.S., 2011-2015. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overprescribing-opioids-adults-dentists-us-2011-2015 National guidelines … published in 2016 recommend prescribing low-dose opioids for short durations when necessary, including … /issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016

87. Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic noncancer pain. | PSNet
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    August 08, 2018 - Study Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic … Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain. … In this retrospective study, researchers found that the use of long-acting opioids in patients with chronic … Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain. … August 16, 2017 Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain?

88. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 07, 2020 - Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older dental patients: a retrospective … Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older dental patients: a retrospective … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medication-combination-opioids-among-older-dental … patients This study analyzed the association between potentially inappropriate prescribing involving opioids … Results indicated that a significant proportion of older patients prescribed opioids by their dentist

89. Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids. | PSNet
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    March 06, 2019 - Book/Report Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids. … Citation Text: Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids. … Examining programs to safely collect unused prescription opioids for disposal and patient awareness … that many adults are unaware these programs exist or choose to retain or sell unused prescription opioids … Citation Citation Text: Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids

90. Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing in veterans. | PSNet
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    February 10, 2021 - Opioids are known to be high-risk medications, and unsafe prescribing practices are common. … intervention reduced two unsafe prescribing practices : high-dose opioid prescriptions and concurrent use of opioids … (s) Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids

91. Pain states, the opioid epidemic, and the role of radiologists. | PSNet
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    September 01, 2013 - Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids … June 19, 2019 Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … December 21, 2016 Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain … June 1, 2016 How to maximize patient safety when prescribing opioids.

92. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2020 - Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or … Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-between-stopping-prescriptions-opioids-length-opioid-treatment … Guidelines recommend safe opioid prescribing but also warn against sudden tapering or discontinuation of opioids … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016 https

93. Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected. | PSNet
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    December 04, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better … Citation Text: Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected. … Innovations in the prescribing of opioids in the emergency department are needed to change practice … Cite Citation Citation Text: Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids … November 1, 2017 An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain.

94. A Painful Medication Reconciliation Mishap | PSNet
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    May 01, 2008 - Recognize that naltrexone is contraindicated in patients on opioids. … Postoperatively, the patient's pain was severe and opioids were initiated for pain control. … While at the SNF, the patient continued to receive naltrexone daily in addition to high-dose opioids. … The patient should be restarted on naltrexone following the discontinuation of opioids. … Challenges in using opioids to treat pain in persons with substance use disorders.

95. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 19, 2019 - Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids for pain … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-identify-patient-risks-prescription-opioid-addiction-when-initiating- opioids-pain … identify factors that confer risk for opioid addiction and thereby suggest which patients can safely take opioids … psychiatric medications, certain mental health diagnoses, higher daily opioid doses, and prescription of opioids

96. The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage | PSNet
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    April 04, 2018 - List the most common errors made in prescribing opioids for non-cancer pain. … Appreciate the need to risk stratify patients on opioids for non-cancer pain. … The patient in this case was prescribed opioids for his low back pain. … It is well known that high doses of opioids as well as the combination of multiple opioids, illicit … ) and should be weaned off opioids if they develop any aberrant behaviors.

97. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    November 22, 2017 - Prescription Opioids: Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to Reduce the Risk of Harm. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioids-medicare-needs-expand-oversight-efforts-reduce-risk … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-medicare-part-d-concerns-about-extreme-use-and-questionable-prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-prescribing-opioids-medicare-beneficiaries https://psnet.ahrq.gov

98. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    August 20, 2018 - Wide variation and overprescription of opioids after elective surgery. … Wide Variation and Overprescription of Opioids After Elective Surgery. … Nearly all patients were prescribed opioids after elective surgery. … The median amount of opioids prescribed, 375 oral morphine equivalents, was nearly twice the maximum … Quantity of opioids prescribed differed by sex, body weight, age, and diagnosis, and there were also

99. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    November 14, 2018 - of an overdose involving a prescription opioid.2 Dentists are high prescribers of antibiotics and opioids … engage in patient counseling and risk screening prior to prescribing an opioid.15  Prescribing non-opioid … analgesics with a clear escalation plan in place with patients, should pain continue or worsen may … Overprescribing of opioids to adults by dentists in the US, 2011-2015. … Summary of State Legislation and Regulations Addressing Prescription Drugs and Opioids.

100. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 21, 2022 - Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-prescribing-opioids-patients-undergoing-surgery Safe prescribing … Findings suggest intentional, clinically inappropriate prescribing of opioids. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-prescribing-opioids-patients-undergoing-surgery https://psnet.ahrq.gov