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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedJeffery MM, Hooten WM, Jena AB
Rates of physician coprescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines after the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in 2016.
Researchers sought to determine whether the release of the CDC guidelines was associated with changes in co-prescription of opioids and benzodiazepines. Their study showed a reduction in the extent, but not the intensity, of co-prescribing of benzodiazepines for patients with long-term opioid use.
AHRQ-funded; HS025164.
Citation: Jeffery MM, Hooten WM, Jena AB .
Rates of physician coprescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines after the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in 2016.
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e198325. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.8325..
Keywords: Opioids, Medication, Practice Patterns, Pain, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines
Callaghan BC, Reynolds E, Banerjee M
Longitudinal pattern of pain medication utilization in peripheral neuropathy patients.
The authors of this article investigated the pattern and utilization of neuropathic pain medications in peripheral neuropathy patients. They found that opioid initiation and transition to chronic opioid therapy were frequent in the studied population despite few patients receiving more than one guideline-recommended medication. They concluded that efforts are needed to decrease opioid utilization and to increase guideline-recommended medication use in order to improve current neuropathic pain treatment.
AHRQ-funded; HS017690.
Citation: Callaghan BC, Reynolds E, Banerjee M .
Longitudinal pattern of pain medication utilization in peripheral neuropathy patients.
Pain 2019 Mar;160(3):592-99. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001439..
Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Guidelines, Healthcare Utilization, Medication, Neurological Disorders, Opioids, Pain, Practice Patterns