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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-outcomes-after-opioid-dose-reduction-among-patients-chronic-opioid-therapy
December 21, 2022 - Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … June 1, 2022
Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older … June 15, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United … 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/association-primary-care-clinic-appointment-time-opioid-prescribing
September 01, 2021 - The root causes of the opioid epidemic are complex, but inappropriate prescribing of opioids (which … includes both prescribing opioids in situations where they are not indicated as well as excessive prescribing … prescribing rose considerably as the workday progressed; clinicians were also more likely to prescribe opioids … September 21, 2016
Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer … November 16, 2022
Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-dose-naloxone
March 21, 2009 - to the effects of the naloxone and advised him to come to the urgent care center, where intravenous opioids … from 2016. 1 This opioid overdose epidemic is due to use of illicit drugs, highly potent synthetic opioids … , mixing of illicit and prescription opioid or sedative drugs, and misused prescription opioids. … In 2016, the CDC published guidelines on prescribing opioids for chronic pain and included a recommendation … Take-Home Points
Co-prescribing naloxone with opioids may result in patient harm if appropriate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-measure-safe-and-transparent-opioid-prescribing-promote-patient-safety-and-reduced-risk
March 13, 2019 - March 6, 2019
Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids. … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics. … September 20, 2017
Prescription Opioids: Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to … August 12, 2020
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics
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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 … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … May 4, 2022
Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids. … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
May 27, 2020
Overprescribing of opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/spotlight_overdose_of_gabapentin_and_oxycodone_in_a_patient_with_end-stage_renal_disease.pdf
January 01, 2023 - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs [NSAIDs]) in patients with renal dysfunction
• Identify the opioids … ) (2)
• Although morphine is one of the most extensively used opioids, it has an
active metabolite … • Oxycodone is considered a second-line therapy compared with other
opioids and may be used with … ) (4)
• Buprenorphine, fentanyl, methadone, and hydromorphone are
considered the safest opioids in … Opioids for chronic pain management in patients with dialysis-dependent kidney failure.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-opioid-misuse-among-surgical-patients-persistent-opioid-use
March 10, 2021 - Prescription opioids are commonly used to manage surgical and non-surgical pain but misuse of opioids … May 17, 2023
Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-related-inpatient-stays-and-emergency-department-visits-among-patients-aged-65-years
March 14, 2018 - Polypharmacy, chronic conditions, and mental health needs can contribute to misuse of opioids . … May 20, 2020
AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics. … October 30, 2019
Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-persistent-opioid-use-after-minor-and-major-surgical-procedures-us-adults
December 20, 2017 - Overprescribing by providers is one factor contributing to the widespread use of opioids. … 2020
Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids … June 6, 2018
Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose … April 25, 2018
Opioids and Dentistry. … March 28, 2018
Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-trends-hospitalizations-opioid-poisonings-among-children-and-adolescents-1997-2012
January 16, 2019 - the Same Author(s)
US national trends in pediatric deaths from prescription and illicit opioids … July 5, 2006
Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose … August 16, 2017
Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US … May 17, 2017
Overdose risk in young children of women prescribed opioids. … December 7, 2016
Hospital prescribing of opioids to Medicare beneficiaries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-stewardship
October 31, 2018 - April 13, 2011
Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected … May 30, 2018
Opioids and Dentistry. … Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-crisis-role-anaesthesiologist-reducing-opioid-use-and-misuse
August 19, 2009 - October 28, 2009
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … 2021
Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alternatives-opioid-education-and-prescription-drug-monitoring-program-cumulatively-decreased
December 29, 2020 - 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 … July 29, 2020
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid … 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/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events
November 30, 2016 - less toxic analgesics for dental procedures and choosing alternatives to codeine for children who need opioids … Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Prescription of long-acting opioids … Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids … June 6, 2018
Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and … May 23, 2018
Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
April 27, 2016 - Describe key principles regarding the use of opioids in palliative care. … Generally, opioids are rather safe drugs. … The conversion ratio from intravenous hydromorphone to oral opioids in cancer patients. … The use of opioids and sedatives at the end of life. Lancet Oncol. 2003;4:312-318. … November 16, 2016
An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/loss-trust-and-missed-diagnosis
June 05, 2013 - Describe evidence-based first line treatments for low back pain and assess the appropriate role of opioid … The three themes of this case – low back pain, lung cancer screening and diagnosis, and opioid analgesics … Conversations about chronic pain management and opioid analgesics can be difficult but conveying genuine … Acute back pain should generally not be managed with opioid analgesics; instead, failure of symptom improvement … Stigma associated with opioid analgesics can contribute to diagnostic errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-abuse-chronic-pain-misconceptions-and-mitigation-strategies
April 10, 2024 - The misuse of prescription opioids has received attention as both a clinical and public health emergency … contribute to this epidemic and clarifies current evidence to address misunderstandings about therapeutic opioids … Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids … An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed chronic opioids … May 23, 2018
Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-state-opioid-prescribing-laws-use-opioid-and-other-pain-treatments-among-commercially
March 16, 2022 - January 18, 2023
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … September 1, 2021
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - … November 16, 2022
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of … March 7, 2012
Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-different-interventions-help-primary-care-clinicians-avoid-unsafe-opioid-prescribing
October 26, 2022 - order sets) in the electronic health record (EHR) have been shown to encourage safer prescribing of opioids … From the Same Author(s)
Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids … July 27, 2022
Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older … March 30, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United … July 20, 2022
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-dose-reductions-and-potential-adverse-events-multi-site-observational
March 04, 2020 - October 18, 2006
Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic … December 14, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - … November 9, 2022
Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … February 10, 2021
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics