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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-united-kingdom-safety-and-surveillance-during-covid-19
July 14, 2009 - Review
Opioids in the United Kingdom: safety and surveillance during COVID-19. … Opioids in the United Kingdom: safety and surveillance during COVID-19. … Of studies conducted during the pandemic , most explored the impact of the pandemic on access to opioids … Opioids in the United Kingdom: safety and surveillance during COVID-19.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-pharmaceutical-industry-marketing-opioid-products-mortality-opioid-related
November 17, 2021 - Little is known as to the extent to which direct-to-provider marketing of opioids by pharmaceutical companies … influences physician prescribing and patient mortality related to overdose from prescription opioids … Further analysis revealed that marketing to providers was associated with increased prescribing of opioids … January 23, 2019
US national trends in pediatric deaths from prescription and illicit opioids
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st516/stat516.shtml
September 01, 2018 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #516: Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Elderly Adults in 2015–2016, by Socioeconomic …
STATISTICAL BRIEF #516: Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids … Introduction
Currently in the United States, prescription opioids are commonly used to treat … of opioids that are commonly used to treat pain. … CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-239-acute-migraine-evidence-summary.pdf
December 01, 2020 - • Only a small number of studies have evaluated opioids. … Some opioids may reduce
pain of episodic migraine. … Some opioids may be less effective than other drugs. … opioid use
disorder or overdose, or evaluate risk mitigation strategies to be used when
prescribing opioids … When this is viewed in the
context of how widely opioids are prescribed for migraine management, it
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45159/psn-pdf
June 15, 2016 - issue/opioid-abuse-chronic-pain-misconceptions-and-mitigation-strategies
The misuse of prescription opioids … contribute to this epidemic and clarifies current evidence
to address misunderstandings about therapeutic opioids … opioid-abuse-chronic-pain-misconceptions-and-mitigation-strategies
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals … quantifying-burden-opioid-medication-errors-adult-oncology-and-palliative-care-settings
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states … 2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/attacking-opioid-crisis-head-health-it
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-position-paper-american-academy-neurology
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-opioid-prescribing-associated-reduced-dispensing-certain-patients-chronic-pain
October 13, 2018 - Misuse of prescription opioids represents a serious patient safety issue. … release of the 2016 guidelines was associated with reductions in the percentage of patients receiving opioids … June 30, 2021
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … July 20, 2022
Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-after-nonfatal-overdose-and-association-repeated-overdose-cohort-study
January 23, 2019 - More than 90% of patients were prescribed opioids following such events, and within 2 years up to 17% … March 3, 2011
Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose … December 31, 2014
Access to prescription opioids—Primum Non Nocere: a teachable moment … April 17, 2019
Hospital prescribing of opioids to Medicare beneficiaries. … July 10, 2017
Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/fund-opps/smith-angela-r13-hs026679-01.pdf
March 31, 2020 - While opioids are known to be effective for
managing post-operative pain and make up the majority of … and more than a third (36.5%) of all prescriptions written by surgeons were for opioids.4 While opioids … It is
also reported that 80% of heroin users first misused prescription opioids. … , and (2) facilitating the disposal of opioids. … JAME Surg 2017; 152: e172872.
15 US Food and Drug Administration: FDA Opioids Action Plan.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gaps-pain-management.pdf
January 01, 2023 - • Only a small number of studies have evaluated
opioids. … Some opioids may reduce pain of
episodic migraine. … Some opioids may be less
effective than other drugs. … • Ketamine may provide similar pain relief to
opioids. … Ketamine may provide similar pain relief to opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-adverse-drug-events-neonates-treated-opioids-and-effect-bar-code-assisted-medication
May 21, 2009 - Study
Risk of adverse drug events in neonates treated with opioids and the effect … Risk of adverse drug events in neonates treated with opioids and the effect of a bar-code-assisted medication … This study observed that neonates receiving opioids in the intensive care setting were at increased risk … Risk of adverse drug events in neonates treated with opioids and the effect of a bar-code-assisted medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscalculated-risk
March 01, 2015 - analgesics. … analgesics, particularly when starting treatment or changing doses. … In general, use of long-acting opioid analgesics should be reserved for persons who are opioid-tolerant … Opioid analgesics. In: McCaffery M, Pasero C, eds. Pain: Clinical Manual. 2nd ed. St. … Confusion between opioid analgesics results in deaths. USP Quality Review No. 46. February 1995.
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/about/initiatives/older-adult-opioid-initiative
July 01, 2024 - Initiatives
AHRQ Older Adult Opioid Initiative
The Opioids … use in younger and middle-aged adults, older adults have also been affected by the widespread use of opioids … The number of older adults who reported misusing opioids almost tripled from 2012 to 2019 1, 2 , and … Both patients and providers have struggled to adapt to new guidelines advocating judicious use of opioids … Products and Resources
Opioids in Older Adults Compendium
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844775/psn-pdf
September 11, 2019 - association-primary-care-clinic-appointment-time-opioid-prescribing
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 rose considerably as the workday progressed; clinicians were also more likely to prescribe
opioids … time-day-and-decision-prescribe-antibiotics
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47153/psn-pdf
October 12, 2018 - Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids
in cancer and palliative care services: a … Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer and
palliative care services: a … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-perceptions-medication-errors-opioids-cancer-and-palliative-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-perceptions-medication-errors-opioids-cancer-and-palliative-care-services-priority … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-perceptions-medication-errors-opioids-cancer-and-palliative-care-services-priority
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-state-opioid-duration-limits-postoperative-opioid-prescribing
April 18, 2019 - February 15, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st515/stat515.shtml
September 01, 2018 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #515: Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Elderly Adults in 2015–2016, by Socioeconomic …
STATISTICAL BRIEF #515: Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids … Poverty status
The likelihood of any use and frequent use of outpatient prescription opioids … of opioids that are commonly used to treat pain. … CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/literature-collection
January 01, 2025 - Homish Year: 2018 Publication Place: Netherlands Topic(s): Opioids & Substance Use
See topic collection … Visser Year: 2023 Topic(s): Opioids & Substance Use
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Reference Links: View … Whelan Year: 2024 Topic(s): Opioids & Substance Use
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, Healthcare Disparities … Marsch Year: 2014 Topic(s): Opioids & Substance Use
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Export Citation: Download … O Donovan Year: 2022 Topic(s): Education & Workforce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-opioid-misuse-among-surgical-patients-persistent-opioid-use
October 13, 2018 - Prescription opioids are commonly used to manage surgical and non-surgical pain but misuse of opioids … February 15, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39429/psn-pdf
April 07, 2010 - Opioids, iatrogenic harm and disclosure of medical error.
April 7, 2010
Blinderman CD. … Opioids, iatrogenic harm and disclosure of medical error. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-iatrogenic-harm-and-disclosure-medical-error
Through a case discussion … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-iatrogenic-harm-and-disclosure-medical-error
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burden-opioid-related-mortality-united-states
June 02, 2021 - 14, 2020
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