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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCallaghan 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
Abbasi AB, Salisbury-Afshar E, Jovanov D
Health care utilization of opioid overdose decedents with no opioid analgesic prescription history.
In this study, to better understand the role of prescription opioids and health care utilization prior to opioid-related overdose, the investigators analyzed the death records of decedents who died of an opioid overdose in Illinois in 2016 and linked to any existing controlled substance monitoring program (CSMP) and emergency department (ED) or hospital discharge records.
AHRQ-funded; HS022433.
Citation: Abbasi AB, Salisbury-Afshar E, Jovanov D .
Health care utilization of opioid overdose decedents with no opioid analgesic prescription history.
J Urban Health 2019 Feb;96(1):38-48. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-00329-x..
Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Healthcare Utilization, Medication, Opioids, Substance Abuse