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Opioids are commonly prescribed for acute pain after surgery. However, it is unclear whether these prescriptions are usually modified to account for patient age and, in particular, opioid‐related risks among… Click to show full abstract
Opioids are commonly prescribed for acute pain after surgery. However, it is unclear whether these prescriptions are usually modified to account for patient age and, in particular, opioid‐related risks among older adults. We therefore sought to describe postoperative opioid prescriptions filled by opioid‐naïve adults undergoing four common surgical procedures.
Keywords:
age postoperative;
prescriptions population;
postoperative opioid;
opioid prescriptions;
opioid adults
Journal Title: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Year Published: 2020
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