Original paper
Opioid prescribing trends and geographical variation in England, 1998–2018: a retrospective database study
Abstract
Background There is a call for greater monitoring of opioid prescribing in the UK, particularly of strong opioids in chronic pain, for which there is little evidence of clinical benefit. We aimed to comprehensively assess trends and variation in opioid prescribing in primary care in England, from 1998 to 2018, and to assess factors associated with high-dose opioid prescribing behaviour in general practices. Methods We did a retrospective...
Paper Details
Title
Opioid prescribing trends and geographical variation in England, 1998–2018: a retrospective database study
Published Date
Feb 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
140 - 150
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