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101. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - The opioids prescribed for this patient are highly inappropriate. … for chronic pain.(10,12) However, the recent increase in use and abuse of opioids is predominantly … Rather, dialysis patients have a low use of opioids relative to the extremely high prevalence of pain … Prescribing of opioid analgesics and related mortality before and after the introduction of long-acting … Misuse of and dependence on opioids: study of chronic pain patients.

102. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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103. Opioids for pain management in older adults: strategies for safe prescribing. | PSNet
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     January 26, 2022 - Commentary Opioids for pain management in older adults: strategies for safe prescribing … Opioids for pain management in older adults. … Use of opioids for pain management in older adults can contribute to various problems, including … This commentary discusses the role of nurse practitioners as prescribers of opioids and offers practice … Opioids for pain management in older adults.

104. Misuse, abuse and medication errors' adverse events associated with opioids--a systematic review. | PSNet
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     January 15, 2025 - Review Misuse, abuse and medication errors' adverse events associated with opioids … Misuse, abuse and medication errors' adverse events associated with opioids--a systematic review. … Even when opioids are appropriately prescribed, some patients may end up abusing or misusing them … The most frequently mentioned opioids were morphine, fentanyl, and oxycodone. … Misuse, abuse and medication errors' adverse events associated with opioids--a systematic review.

105. Alternatives to opioid education and a prescription drug monitoring program cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions. | PSNet
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     April 06, 2022 - the implementation of a prescription drug monitoring program , clinical education on alternatives to opioids … Findings indicate that these three approaches can decrease the amount of opioids prescribed in an acute … April 27, 2022 Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic

106. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2024 - Although this class of medications has always been considered high risk, prescribing of opioids increased … For many years, opioids were routinely prescribed for pain of any etiology, despite the fact that opioids … Many patients who use illicit opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl, began using these substances to … manage their withdrawal from prescription opioids. … Studies of the epidemiology of adverse drug events in the early 2000s consistently found that opioids

107. Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and palliative care services: a priority setting report. | PSNet
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     June 01, 2016 - Commentary Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and … Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and palliative care services: a priority … Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and palliative care services: a priority … July 19, 2017 Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics

108. Opioid guidelines for common dental surgical procedures: a multidisciplinary panel consensus. | PSNet
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     April 28, 2021 - The over-prescribing of opioids is a recognized contributor to patient harm. … manage pain after dental procedures while reducing harm to patients: (1) Offer alternatives to opioids … October 28, 2020 Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among … May 6, 2020 Overprescribing of opioids to adults by dentists in the U.S., 2011-2015. … February 22, 2019 Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American

109. Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines by prescribers and primary care managers: a randomized clinical trial. | PSNet
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     September 07, 2022 - Study Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids and … Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines by prescribers … Concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines can put patients at increased risk of overdose … Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines by prescribers … December 2, 2020 Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid

110. Overdose risk in young children of women prescribed opioids. | PSNet
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     September 07, 2016 - 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.

111. Correlation between 24-hour predischarge opioid use and amount of opioids prescribed at hospital discharge. | PSNet
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     November 13, 2024 - Study Correlation between 24-hour predischarge opioid use and amount of opioids prescribed … Correlation Between 24-Hour Predischarge Opioid Use and Amount of Opioids Prescribed at Hospital Discharge … Correlation Between 24-Hour Predischarge Opioid Use and Amount of Opioids Prescribed at Hospital Discharge … March 8, 2023 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery.

112. Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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113. Opioid-Chronic-Pain (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - . adults with chronic pain Percentage of all opioid prescription fills U.S. adults who use opioids … for chronic pain, 2013-2015 Used opioids to treat conditions Source: MEPS Research Findings #43

114. Association of household opioid availability and prescription opioid initiation among household members. | PSNet
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     April 24, 2018 - Opioids are high-risk medications and a significant source of patient harm . … remains uncertain whether individuals living in a household with a patient receiving prescription opioids … are more likely to initiate prescription opioids. … The risk of opioid initiation in the following year among those exposed to prescription opioids was 11.83% … September 20, 2011 Wide variation and overprescription of opioids after elective surgery

115. RESEARCH FINDINGS #45: Average Annual Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MMEs) of Outpatient Prescription Opioids and Share of Total MMEs among Elderly and Non-Elderly Adults in 2015-2016
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     November 01, 2019 - RESEARCH FINDINGS #45: Average Annual Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MMEs) of Outpatient Prescription Opioids … Introduction Examining patterns of use of outpatient prescribed opioids can contribute to efforts to … Conversely, the share of opioids obtained by Hispanics and persons of other racial-ethnic groups (6.4 … prescription opioids that are commonly used to treat pain. … These opioids are identified using generic drug names for narcotic analgesics and narcotic analgesic

116. Patient Safety and Opioid Medications | PSNet
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     January 01, 2015 - Recent years have seen increasingly frequent reports of harms, to the point that in 2016 opioids became … Moreover, an analysis of new prescriptions of long-acting opioids for chronic noncancer pain showed … a minimum, to better educate and monitor patients on opioids as part of a broad safety strategy. … –2010, despite the lack of evidence regarding the benefit of using opioids in this setting. … April 12, 2019 How to maximize patient safety when prescribing opioids.

117. Opioids prescribed after low-risk surgical procedures in the United States, 2004–2012. | PSNet
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     May 29, 2024 - Study Opioids prescribed after low-risk surgical procedures in the United States, … Opioids Prescribed After Low-Risk Surgical Procedures in the United States, 2004-2012. … The authors suggest that further studies examine an association between receiving opioids after a low-risk … Opioids Prescribed After Low-Risk Surgical Procedures in the United States, 2004-2012. … Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids

118. Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids. | PSNet
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     July 13, 2022 - Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … 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. … May 18, 2022 Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid … January 18, 2023 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery

119. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 18, 2024 - Misuse, abuse and medication errors' adverse events associated with opioids--a systematic review. … Misuse, abuse and medication errors' adverse events associated with opioids--a systematic review. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misuse-abuse-and-medication-errors-adverse-events-associated-opioids- systematic-review … Even when opioids are appropriately prescribed, some patients may end up abusing or misusing them. … The most frequently mentioned opioids were morphine, fentanyl, and oxycodone.

120. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2022 - The Commentary by Hollie Porras, PharmD, BCPS, and Cathy Lammers, MD Background Opioids are routinely … Dose stacking can also occur when a patient receives opioids via numerous sources or routes. … 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