PDG44 COPRESCRIBING OF OPIOIDS AND BENZODIAZEPINES IN TEXAS MEDICAID ENROLLEES

Unintentional prescription opioid overdoses and deaths have increased substantially in recent years with high rates occurring in Medicaid enrollees. The co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines is associated with drug overdose deaths and although clinical guidelines caution against co-prescribing, several studies in Medicaid and non-Medicaid populations have reported a relatively high prevalence of co-prescribing of opioids and...