Utility of accumulated opioid supply days and individual patient factors in predicting probability of transitioning to long‐term opioid use: An observational study in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract Initial supply days dispensed to new users is strongly predictive of future long‐term opioid use (LTO). The objective was to examine whether a model integrating additional clinical variables conferred meaningful improvement in predicting LTO, beyond a simple approach using only accumulated...

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Main Authors: Katherine Hadlandsmyth, Hilary J. Mosher, Mark W. Vander Weg, Amy M. O’Shea, Kimberly D. McCoy, Brian C. Lund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Pharmacology Research & Perspectives
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.571