Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis: a United Kingdom national cohort study in primary care

ObjectiveTo investigate trends in gabapentinoid prescribing in patients with osteoarthritis (OA).MethodsPatients aged 40 years and over with a new OA diagnosis recorded between 1995 and 2015 were identified in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and followed to first prescription of gabapentin or pregabalin, or other censoring event. We estimated the crude and age-standardised annual incidence rates of gabapentinoid prescribing,...