Changes in trends and pattern of strong opioid prescribing in primary care

• Main Authors: Zin, Che Suraya, Chen, Li-Chia, Knaggs, Roger D
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: European Pain Federation 2014
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/36513/4/ejp496_36513.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36513/7/36513_Changes%20in%20trends%20and%20pattern_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/36513/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291532-2149/earlyview
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: This study evaluated the prescribing trends of four commonly prescribed strong opioids in primary care and explored utilization in non-cancer and cancer users. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 2000 to 2010 using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Prescri...