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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic-review
March 30, 2022 - Review
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery. … Diversion of unused prescription opioids is a growing patient safety concern. … This systematic review found that opioids prescribed for postoperative pain management often go unused … Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-and-dentistry
November 12, 2014 - Special or Theme Issue
Opioids and Dentistry. … The use of opioids in various care environments to address acute pain contributes to the opioid crisis … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … October 21, 2020
Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among … March 25, 2020
Overprescribing of opioids to adults by dentists in the U.S., 2011-2015
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-requiring-prior-opioid
October 25, 2017 - Study
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring … Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance … Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance … April 25, 2007
Access to prescription opioids—Primum Non Nocere: a teachable moment. … April 14, 2021
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-kicks-habit-opioids-pain
March 30, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain. … Overprescribing of opioids for pain management contributes to the growing crisis involving opioid-related … Frequent Hospitalizations
September 29, 2021
Provider bias in prescribing opioid … analgesics: a study of electronic medical records at a hospital emergency department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-prescribing-opioids-medicare-beneficiaries
August 12, 2015 - Study
Hospital prescribing of opioids to Medicare beneficiaries. … Hospital Prescribing of Opioids to Medicare Beneficiaries. … Misuse of prescription opioids represents a serious patient safety issue . … Hospital Prescribing of Opioids to Medicare Beneficiaries. … September 16, 2020
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/provider-bias-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-study-electronic-medical-records-hospital
June 23, 2021 - Study
Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical … Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical records at a hospital emergency … large U.S. hospital, researchers found that providers were significantly less likely to prescribe opioids … during constrained diagnostic situations and less likely to prescribe opioids to high-risk patients … Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical records at a hospital emergency
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals
June 01, 2011 - Sentinel Event Alerts
Safe use of opioids in hospitals. … Because these medications are frequently used to treat acute pain in the hospital, opioids account for … March 15, 2017
Opioids for pain management in older adults: strategies for safe prescribing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/access-prescription-opioids-primum-non-nocere-teachable-moment
May 16, 2018 - Commentary
Access to prescription opioids—Primum Non Nocere: a teachable moment. … Access to Prescription Opioids-Primum Non Nocere: A Teachable Moment. … Insufficient medication counseling and suboptimal prescribing practices contribute to misuse of opioids … Access to Prescription Opioids-Primum Non Nocere: A Teachable Moment. … September 12, 2007
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-iatrogenic-harm-and-disclosure-medical-error
September 26, 2018 - Commentary
Opioids, iatrogenic harm and disclosure of medical error. … Opioids, iatrogenic harm and disclosure of medical error. … Opioids, iatrogenic harm and disclosure of medical error. … outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-prescribing-opioids-patients-undergoing-surgery
June 30, 2021 - Study
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … Findings suggest intentional, clinically inappropriate prescribing of opioids. … Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … May 13, 2020
Hospital prescribing of opioids to Medicare beneficiaries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.332_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2014 - Anesthesiology. 2012;116:248-273. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22227789
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Using Opioid Analgesics … Once a decision is made to use opioid analgesics to manage acute post-operative pain, it is important … J Pain. 2009;10:113-130. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19187889
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Using Opioid Analgesics (2) … Analgesics
To optimally calculate and titrate doses, it’s often easiest to convert to "oral morphine … analgesics to maximize analgesia and reduce opioid requirements.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-dose-tapering-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-among-patients-prescribed-long
July 13, 2022 - Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … Sudden discontinuation of opioids has been linked to increased patient harm. … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics. … September 25, 2019
Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-events-involving-opioid-dose-stacking
July 08, 2022 - Dose stacking can also occur when a patient receives opioids via numerous sources or routes. … Opioid Analgesics 8-9 , 10-15
Medication
Onset
Peak*
Duration* … Finally, not all discomfort and pain respond to opioids. … A patient whose pain is not responding to repeated dosing of opioids may need a change in strategy. … Prescribing of opioid analgesics and related mortality before and after the introduction of long-acting
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hhs-guide-clinicians-appropriate-dosage-reduction-or-discontinuation-long-term-opioid
April 13, 2011 - Analgesics. … Analgesics. … Analgesics. … Analgesics. … analgesics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/request-comments-proposed-measures-and-2020-targets-national-action-plan-adverse-drug-event
September 24, 2014 - outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics. … highlighted how to reduce adverse drug events associated with anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioids … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overdose-risk-young-children-women-prescribed-opioids
July 18, 2018 - Study
Overdose risk in young children of women prescribed opioids. … Overdose Risk in Young Children of Women Prescribed Opioids. … control study examined the risk of opioid overdose among children whose mothers were prescribed either opioids … overdose, those who were hospitalized or died were more likely to have a mother who was prescribed opioids … Overdose Risk in Young Children of Women Prescribed Opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-tolerability-and-dose-dependent-effects-opioid-analgesics-low-back-pain-systematic
January 05, 2011 - Review
Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics for … Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain: A Systematic … results support the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation against the use of opioids … Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain: A Systematic … Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overprescribing-opioids-adults-dentists-us-2011-2015
October 07, 2020 - Study
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. … National guidelines published in 2016 recommend prescribing low-dose opioids for short durations when … -2015) examined prescribing practices prior to the recommendations and found that 29% of prescribed opioids … Overprescribing of opioids to adults by dentists in the U.S., 2011-2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-concurrent-use-prescription-opioids-and-benzodiazepines-and-overdose
March 07, 2018 - Study
Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines … Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines and overdose: retrospective … Concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines increases risk for adverse drug events . … Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines and overdose: retrospective … November 11, 2020
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-juurlink-md-phd
May 22, 2017 - Opioids have been around for forever. … And 10% of them were using opioids a year later. … Prescribing fewer opioids is important because there is a direct association between the volume of opioids … Number and age-adjusted rates of drug-poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics and heroin: United … Cohort study of the impact of high-dose opioid analgesics on overdose mortality.