Quality of opioid prescribing in older adults with or without Alzheimer disease and related dementia

Quality of opioid prescribing in older adults with or without Alzheimer disease and related dementia

Abstract Background Pain is common among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and use of opioids has been increasing over the last decade. Yet, it is unclear to what extent opioids are appropriately prescribed for patients with ADRD and whether the appropriateness of op...

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Main Authors: Yu-Jung Jenny Wei, Siegfried Schmidt, Cheng Chen, Roger B. Fillingim, M. Carrington Reid, Steven DeKosky, Laurence Solberg, Marco Pahor, Babette Brumback, Almut G. Winterstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Prescription opioids
Inappropriate prescribing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-021-00818-3

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