Opioid Prescribing by Specialty and Volume in the U.S

Prescriptions opioids were involved 17,087 deaths in 2016. Despite the recent declines, opioid prescribing remains high and varies substantially across the country and by specialty. Here, Guy et al analyze opioid prescribing by specialty and volume using the most recent national data in the US. The...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2018-11, Vol.55 (5), p.e153-e155
Main Authors: Guy, Gery P., Zhang, Kun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage
Drug administration
Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Mortality
Narcotics
Opioids
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Prescribing
Prescription drugs
Prescriptions
Specialization
Trends
United States
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Summary:Prescriptions opioids were involved 17,087 deaths in 2016. Despite the recent declines, opioid prescribing remains high and varies substantially across the country and by specialty. Here, Guy et al analyze opioid prescribing by specialty and volume using the most recent national data in the US. The number and distribution of prescribers and opioid prescriptions were examined by specialty.
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.008