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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma
September 01, 2013 - 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 … Patients prescribed opioids need to be monitored for signs of substance abuse. … 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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838922/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72718/psn-pdf
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
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/wessell2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Reducing Adverse Drug Events From Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids … Care
Final Progress Report
Reducing Adverse Drug Events from Anticoagulants, Diabetes Agents and Opioids … High-priority medications (HPM), defined as anticoagulants, diabetes agents,
and opioids, have been … and Alcohol and/or Other Drug
Use Screening in Patients on Long-term Opioids). … CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic
Pain - United States, 2016. MMWR Recomm Rep.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/non-elderly-use-opioids.html
January 01, 2019 - Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015 to 2016
Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015 to 2016 (PDF, 6.8 … MB)
Source: Statistical Brief #515, Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Non-Elderly Adults
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st529/stat529.pdf
April 01, 2020 - April 2020
Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment
for Outpatient Prescription Opioids … Edward Miller, PhD
Introduction
Prescription opioids are essential to help manage acute or chronic … All opioids and opioid products: Codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, and
tramadol
Opioids that … We excluded opioids not used
for pain management from this analysis. … Total fills for all outpatient prescription opioids and the top opioids products,^
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-long-acting-opioids-and-mortality-patients-chronic-noncancer-pain
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?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-opioid-safety-initiative-opioid-related-prescribing-veterans
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-and-falls-risk-older-adults-narrative-review
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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840139/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-states-opioid-epidemic-and-role-radiologists
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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47013/psn-pdf
April 07, 2019 - An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain
patients co-prescribed chronic opioids and
benzodiazepines … An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-
prescribed chronic opioids and benzodiazepines … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-intervention-improve-safety-pain-patients-co-prescribed-chronic-
opioids-and … This study describes an electronic intervention to identify patients coprescribed opioids and
benzodiazepines … The intervention
significantly reduced the proportion of patients coprescribed opioids and benzodiazepines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60056/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60994/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/correlation-between-24-hour-predischarge-opioid-use-and-amount-opioids-prescribed-hospital
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.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-220-analgesics-acute-pain-summary.pdf
September 01, 2019 - versus ketamine, opioids
versus APAP, opioids versus nitrous oxide, opioids
versus NSAIDs, combination … Ketamine
Opioid+Ketamine
Versus Opioid
Opioids Versus
APAP
Opioids
Versus Nitrous
Oxide
Opioids … PO: 1
4
Characteristic
Opioids Versus
Ketamine
Opioid+Ketamine
Versus Opioid
Opioids Versus … APAP
Opioids
Versus Nitrous
Oxide
Opioids Versus
NSAIDs
Specific drugs
(N studies)
Morphine: … Combining
opioids and ketamine may be more effective than
opioids alone, administered primarily IV.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-prescribing-opioid-consumption-after-surgery-michigan
December 02, 2020 - August 5, 2020
Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60185/psn-pdf
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-medication-reconciliation-mishap
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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-ers-colorado-tried-curtail-opioids-and-did-better-expected
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.