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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-overdose
June 27, 2022 - outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics. … January 18, 2023
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United … October 28, 2020
Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids. … March 7, 2018
Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-reasons-decreased-primary-care-access-individuals-prescribed-opioids-audit-study
November 17, 2021 - Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids … 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. … Findings indicate that primary care providers were generally unwilling to prescribe opioids to patients … Assessing reasons for decreased primary care access for individuals on prescribed opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-prescribed-after-low-risk-surgical-procedures-united-states-2004-2012
May 29, 2019 - 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. … November 26, 2008
Access to prescription opioids—Primum Non Nocere: a teachable moment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-announces-interest-health-services-research-address-opioids-crisis
February 11, 2015 - Announcement
AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids … December 21, 2022
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-position-paper-american-academy-neurology
August 15, 2007 - Commentary
Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy … Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy of Neurology. … Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American Academy of Neurology. … December 14, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-no-harm-marshaling-clinician-leadership-counter-opioid-epidemic
July 19, 2017 - They provide detailed recommendations for clinicians to prescribe opioids more safely, including the … September 2, 2015
Prescription Opioids: Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to … 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/opioid-prescribing-patterns-emergency-physicians-and-risk-long-term-use
April 05, 2017 - Prior research has shown that patients often receive opioids following low-risk procedures, and they … 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 … February 15, 2017
Hospital prescribing of opioids to Medicare beneficiaries. … September 15, 2021
Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-use-evaluation-high-dose-long-term-opioid-de-prescribing-multiple-veterans-affairs
October 12, 2022 - August 25, 2021
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics. … September 29, 2021
Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … December 14, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain -
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-medication-discontinuation-and-risk-adverse-opioid-related-health-care-events
September 28, 2016 - Nearly half of patients who had opioids suddenly discontinued or with short tapering lengths experienced … February 6, 2013
Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … December 21, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - … November 17, 2021
Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-united-states-and-after-centers-disease-control-and-preventions-2016
June 27, 2018 - initially using nonopioid medications and nonpharmacologic approaches to chronic pain before using opioids … Insurance, 2017
June 10, 2020
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid … analgesics requiring prior opioid tolerance. … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-identify-patient-risks-prescription-opioid-addiction-when-initiating-opioids-pain
August 04, 2010 - Strategies to identify patient risks of prescription opioid addiction when initiating opioids … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain … factors that confer risk for opioid addiction and thereby suggest which patients can safely take opioids … Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain … April 25, 2018
Opioids and Dentistry.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-intervention-improve-safety-pain-patients-co-prescribed-chronic-opioids-and
May 11, 2011 - An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed chronic opioids … An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed chronic opioids and benzodiazepines … 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 … September 28, 2005
Risk of adverse drug events in neonates treated with opioids and the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-improve-health-literacy
September 24, 2014 - December 6, 2017
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. … outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-between-stopping-prescriptions-opioids-length-opioid-treatment-and-overdose-or
April 05, 2017 - Classic
Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids … Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or … Guidelines recommend safe opioid prescribing but also warn against sudden tapering or discontinuation of opioids … Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or … December 21, 2022
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma
September 01, 2013 - The opioids prescribed for this patient are highly inappropriate. … 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. … March 2, 2016
Opioids and Dentistry.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/annual-perspective-topics-medication-safety
April 27, 2022 - , and the number of days that opioids were supplied. … CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States, 2016. … Opioids: What’s New. … CDC’s Draft Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids Open for Public Comment Until April 11 … https://www.ahrq.gov/opioids/whats-new/index.html
Bohnert ASB, Guy GP Jr, Losby JL.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/correlation-between-24-hour-predischarge-opioid-use-and-amount-opioids-prescribed-hospital
October 18, 2017 - 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 … February 21, 2018
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-decreases-after-learning-patients-fatal-overdose
January 18, 2023 - In this randomized trial involving 861 providers prescribing opioids to 170 patients who experienced … 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 … September 16, 2020
Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-us-children-and-young-adults-2019
March 13, 2019 - January 1, 2021
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United … June 15, 2022
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … October 7, 2020
Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … March 23, 2022
Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-opioid-prescription-after-surgery
June 02, 2021 - The overprescribing of opioids for postsurgery pain can increase the potential for opioid dependence … October 12, 2022
Opioids prescribed after low-risk surgical procedures in the United … January 30, 2005
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … January 18, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … July 13, 2022
Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids.