Dual‐trajectories of opioid and gabapentinoid use and risk of subsequent drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States: a retrospective cohort study

Volume: 116, Issue: 4, Pages: 819 - 830
Published: Aug 19, 2020
Abstract
Little is known about opioid and gabapentinoid (OPI-GABA) use duration and dose patterns' associations with adverse outcome risks. We examined associations between OPI-GABA dose and duration trajectories and subsequent drug overdose.Retrospective cohort study.US Medicare.Using a 5% sample (2011-16), we identified 71 005 fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with fibromyalgia, low back pain, neuropathy and/or osteoarthritis initiating OPIs...
Paper Details
Title
Dual‐trajectories of opioid and gabapentinoid use and risk of subsequent drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States: a retrospective cohort study
Published Date
Aug 19, 2020
Journal
Volume
116
Issue
4
Pages
819 - 830
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