Gabapentin, opioids, and the risk of opioid-related death: A population-based nested case-control study.

Prescription opioid use is highly associated with risk of opioid-related death, with 1 of every 550 chronic opioid users dying within approximately 2.5 years of their first opioid prescription. Although gabapentin is widely perceived as safe, drug-induced respiratory depression has been described wh...

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Main Authors: Tara Gomes, David N Juurlink, Tony Antoniou, Muhammad M Mamdani, J Michael Paterson, Wim van den Brink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5626029?pdf=render