Initial analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000–2016

Objectives To examine trends in the initial prescription of commonly-prescribed analgesics and patient- as well as practice-level factors related to their selection in incident OA. Methods Patients consulting with incident clinical OA between 2000–2016 were identified within The Health Improvement Network in the United Kingdom (UK) general practice. Excluded were patients who had history of cancer or were prescribed the analgesics of interest...