Too much or too little opioids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway (2013–2017): a prospective cohort study

Too much or too little opioids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway (2013–2017): a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Dispensations of opioid analgesics to patients on opioid agonist therapy (OAT) may increase the risk of overdoses. The current study’s objectives are to investigate the dispensation rates and mean daily doses of dispensed opioid analgesics among patients who received OAT opioids...

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Main Authors: Jørn Henrik Vold, Svetlana Skurtveit, Christer Aas, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars Thore Fadnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Opioid substitution treatment
Drug prescriptions
Opioid analgesics
Treatment outcome
Chronic pain
Palliative care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05504-y

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