Results published in BMJ showed the number of opioid prescription refills and duration of use among opioid naïve patients were associated with an increase in opioid misuse.
Among 1,015,116 patients who were opioid naïve at the time of surgery, 56% received postoperative opioids. They found 0.6% of patients overall had a code for abuse.
Results showed eventual misuse of opioids was best predicted by the number of post-discharge prescriptions, with the rate of misuse more than doubling among patients who had one refill vs. patients with no refills. Researchers noted (Read more...)
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