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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5626029?pdf=render |