Examining opioid prescribing trends for non-cancer pain using an estimated oral morphine equivalence measure: a retrospective cohort study between 2005 and 2015

Background: Over the past 20 years prescription of opioid medicines has markedly increased in the UK, despite a lack of supporting evidence for use in commonly occurring, painful conditions. Prescribing is often monitored by counting numbers of prescriptions dispensed, but this may not provide an a...

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Main Authors: Emma Davies, Bernadette Sewell, Mari Jones, Ceri J Phillips, Jaynie Y Rance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal College of General Practitioners 2021-01-01
Series:BJGP Open
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Online Access:https://bjgpopen.org/content/5/1/bjgpopen20X101122