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261. Final Progress Report: Toward safer opioid prescribing for chronic pain in high risk populations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/robinson-papp-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Key Words: chronic pain; HIV; opioids; opioid prescribing guidelines 3. … CP, and initiating opioids for this indication should be discouraged. … Summary of CDCG Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (CDCOPG) 1. … Use immediate-release opioids when starting. 5. … They also recognized the value and importance of monitoring prescribed opioids.

262. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47694/psn-pdf
     February 06, 2019 - 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 … opioid-prescribing-decreases-after-learning-patients-fatal-overdose https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states

263. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47134/psn-pdf
     March 04, 2019 - Implementation of the new regulation was associated with an unexpected increase in the amount of opioids … prescription refill rates decreased, overall there was no significant difference in the total amount of opioids … patient-safety-and-opioid-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery https

264. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49816/psn-pdf
     January 01, 2018 - 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.

265. Final Progress Report: Improving quality of postoperative pain care through innovative use of electronic health records (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/hernandez-boussard-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Key words: pain; opioids; pain management; postoperative pain; medical informatics; electronic health … Most surgical patients receive opioids, regardless of co-morbidities, prior opioid-related problems … Recent studies suggest that 3-10% of opioid naïve surgical patients continue to request opioids one … The main outcomes and measures were postoperative pain and consumption of opioids and analgesics. … to opioids only.

266. Association of opioid-related adverse drug events with clinical and cost outcomes among surgical patients in a large integrated health care delivery system. | PSNet
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     March 12, 2014 - Opioids are known to be high-risk medications. … Patients receiving higher dose and longer duration of opioids were more likely to experience adverse … July 2, 2019 Wide variation and overprescription of opioids after elective surgery. … May 23, 2018 Correlation between 24-hour predischarge opioid use and amount of opioids … July 19, 2017 Overdose risk in young children of women prescribed opioids.

267. Opioid-prescribing patterns of emergency physicians and risk of long-term use. | PSNet
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     August 15, 2018 - Prior research has shown that patients often receive opioids following low-risk procedures, and they … variations in opioid prescribing practices among emergency departments, with some physicians prescribing opioids … Notably, patients who received opioids from a high-intensity prescriber were significantly more likely … to continue using opioids 12 months later—indicating a possible connection between physician prescribing … June 28, 2017 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery.

268. Interventions for postsurgical opioid prescribing: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     October 03, 2012 - January 27, 2019 Correlation between 24-hour predischarge opioid use and amount of opioids … April 16, 2018 Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … December 18, 2017 How to maximize patient safety when prescribing opioids.

269. National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention: recommendations for safer outpatient opioid use. | PSNet
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     August 05, 2015 - View More Related Resources CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids … September 29, 2017 Opioids in Medicare Part D: Concerns About Extreme Use and Questionable … outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics.

270. Six Building Blocks How-To-Implement Toolkit: Self-Assessment Tool (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-self-assess-tool.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - …is rarely visible, and communication about of opioids for patients chronic pain is ad hoc informal … therapies • Coprescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines • Urine drug screening • Monitoring of … state-controlled substances database • Patient agreements • Patient education • Tapering of opioids … Tracking and monitoring prescribed long-term of patients opioids 1 2 3 … Use of a system to proactively track and monitor patients prescribed long-term opioids to ensure their

271. Opioid-Related and Stimulant-Related Adult Inpatient Stays, 2012-2018 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb271-Stimulant-Opioid-Hospitalizations-2012-2018.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - (e.g., prescription opioids, heroin) and stimulants (e.g., cocaine, psychostimulants, amphetamines … Additionally, characteristics of stays involving opioids and stimulants and State-specific rates of … only (without stimulants) than there were related to stimulants only (without opioids) … Stays involving opioids without stimulants, stays involving stimulants without opioids, and stays involving … Only 25,500 stays related to both stimulants and opioids had an expected payer of Medicare.

272. Opioid Taskforce Playbook. | PSNet
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     May 01, 2023 - Hospitals play an important role in identifying and preventing the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids

273. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45177/psn-pdf
     June 01, 2016 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantifying-burden-opioid-medication-errors-adult-oncology-and-palliative- care-settings Opioids … Although opioids offer many therapeutic benefits, they are also a known high-risk medication. … are a major patient safety issue in ambulatory care, and this review sought to quantify how often opioids … This lack of data hinders better understanding of the balance between risks and benefits of opioids … in ambulatory care patients, which is very important given how frequently opioids are used for cancer

274. Patterns of potential opioid misuse and subsequent adverse outcomes in Medicare, 2008 to 2012. | PSNet
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     June 30, 2021 - Researchers defined six possible indicators of opioid misuse (e.g., obtaining opioids from more than … June 28, 2017 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … January 23, 2019 Clinicians' perceptions of medication errors with opioids in cancer … August 2, 2017 Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines

275. Predictors of in-hospital postoperative opioid overdose after major elective operations: a nationally representative cohort study. | PSNet
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     March 17, 2021 - finding suggests that high-risk patient characteristics should be taken into account in prescribing opioids … February 8, 2023 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids … September 25, 2018 Opioids prescribed after low-risk surgical procedures in the United

276. Persistent opioid use among pediatric patients after surgery. | PSNet
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     January 29, 2020 - Research has found that a significant proportion of adults prescribed opioids in the short term remain … , commercial health care claims database to determine whether children and adolescents prescribed opioids … following surgery were more likely to be prescribed opioids 3 to 6 months later, compared to children … April 24, 2018 Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US

277. Opioid Use Disorder News—October 2017 Update | The Academy
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     October 31, 2017 - Opioids in Medicare Part D: Concerns About Extreme Use and Questionable Prescribing (link is external … beneficiaries, highlighting practices of “doctor shopping,” beneficiaries receiving extreme amounts of opioids … (link is external) Wide Variation and Overprescription of Opioids After Elective Surgery (link is external … It finds that most patients were overprescribed opioids and that significant prescribing variation exists … Government to take to prevent opioid addiction and overdoses and to treat people who currently abuse opioids

278. AppendixJ_AHRQ_CDSPain (doc file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/appendix-j-cdspain-additional-resources.docx
     August 12, 2024 - Clinician Resources · Prescribing opioids · Strategies to engage with patients during prescribing, management … , and tapering of opioids · Communicating with empathy · Schedule to assess management of opioids · Evidence

279. Pain Management Resources to Support Clinical Decision Support Artifact Development: An Environmental Scan (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/cds-connect-environmental-scan.pdf
     December 01, 2017 - If and when medications are indicated, providers are encouraged to first consider non-opioid analgesics … analgesics. … Retrieved from http://www.choosingwisely.org/clinician-lists/american-society- anesthesiologists-opioid-analgesics-as-long-term-therapy-for-non-cancer-pain … computerized-painrelieveit-protocol-cancer-pain-control-hospice http://www.choosingwisely.org/clinician-lists/american-society-anesthesiologists-opioid-analgesics-as-long-term-therapy-for-non-cancer-pain … / http://www.choosingwisely.org/clinician-lists/american-society-anesthesiologists-opioid-analgesics-as-long-term-therapy-for-non-cancer-pain

280. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46344/psn-pdf
     October 13, 2018 - More than one-third of adults reported using prescription opioids in the past year and nearly 5% reported … misusing opioids (defined as any use not directed by a physician, including use without a prescription … The majority of patients who misused opioids did so without a prescription, with many patients obtaining … opioids from friends or relatives. … Among those who misused opioids, most did so seeking relief from pain—indicating that untreated pain