The Association Between Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping and Self-Reported Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Opioids: A Survey Study
Judith J Stephenson,1 M Soledad Cepeda,2 Jie Zhang,3,4 Jade Dinh,4 Kelsey Hall,4 Daina B Esposito,4– 6 David M Kern2 1Scientific Affairs, HealthCore, Inc, Wilmington, DE, USA; 2Epidemiology, Janssen Research and Development, Titusville, NJ, USA; 3Center for Observational Research, Amgen In...
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| description | Judith J Stephenson,1 M Soledad Cepeda,2 Jie Zhang,3,4 Jade Dinh,4 Kelsey Hall,4 Daina B Esposito,4– 6 David M Kern2 1Scientific Affairs, HealthCore, Inc, Wilmington, DE, USA; 2Epidemiology, Janssen Research and Development, Titusville, NJ, USA; 3Center for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 4Safety and Epidemiology, HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA; 5Ciconia, Inc, Westford, MA, USA; 6Epidemiology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence: Judith J StephensonHealthCore, Inc., 123 Justison Street, Suite 200, Wilmington, DE 19801, USATel +1 302-230-2142Email jstephenson@healthcore.comBackground/Rationale: Little is known about the reasons for visiting multiple doctors/pharmacies, known as doctor/pharmacy shopping, to obtain opioids.Objective: To investigate patients’ self-reported reasons for doctor/pharmacy shopping and assess whether doctor/pharmacy shopping behavior can be used as a surrogate measure of opioid abuse/misuse.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional web-based survey among adult patients with ≥ 2 pharmacy claims for immediate-release or extended-release/long-acting opioids between 7/1/2015 and 12/31/2016, identified from a large United States (US) commercial claims database. Patients were classified into no, mild, moderate, or severe shopping categories based on their claims. Reasons for doctor/pharmacy shopping and opioid abuse/misuse were determined from patient responses to the Prescription Opioid Misuse and Abuse Questionnaire.Results: A random sample of 10,081 patients was invited to participate in the survey and 1085 (11%) completed surveys. The most frequently reported reasons for doctor/pharmacy shopping were convenience, availability, price, and multiple morbidities requiring pain management. Among patients in the no, minimal, moderate, and severe shopping categories, only 7.8%, 8.5%, 11.8% and 12.6% reported opioid abuse/misuse, respectively.Conclusion: In this commercially-insured population, patient-reported reasons for doctor/pharmacy shopping do not suggest opioid abuse/misuse. Less than 15% of patients with shopping behavior in the past 3 months reported any reasons attributable to opioid abuse/misuse, indicating that shopping behavior in this population may not be a good surrogate for abuse/misuse.Keywords: doctor/pharmacy shopping, prescription opioid, abuse and misuse
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| spelling | doaj.art-30b8b2bc3ca64b7cb2389d0e0150def12022-12-21T23:17:02ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Pain Research1178-70902020-04-01Volume 1368970152930The Association Between Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping and Self-Reported Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Opioids: A Survey StudyStephenson JJCepeda MSZhang JDinh JHall KEsposito DBKern DMJudith J Stephenson,1 M Soledad Cepeda,2 Jie Zhang,3,4 Jade Dinh,4 Kelsey Hall,4 Daina B Esposito,4– 6 David M Kern2 1Scientific Affairs, HealthCore, Inc, Wilmington, DE, USA; 2Epidemiology, Janssen Research and Development, Titusville, NJ, USA; 3Center for Observational Research, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 4Safety and Epidemiology, HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA; 5Ciconia, Inc, Westford, MA, USA; 6Epidemiology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence: Judith J StephensonHealthCore, Inc., 123 Justison Street, Suite 200, Wilmington, DE 19801, USATel +1 302-230-2142Email jstephenson@healthcore.comBackground/Rationale: Little is known about the reasons for visiting multiple doctors/pharmacies, known as doctor/pharmacy shopping, to obtain opioids.Objective: To investigate patients’ self-reported reasons for doctor/pharmacy shopping and assess whether doctor/pharmacy shopping behavior can be used as a surrogate measure of opioid abuse/misuse.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional web-based survey among adult patients with ≥ 2 pharmacy claims for immediate-release or extended-release/long-acting opioids between 7/1/2015 and 12/31/2016, identified from a large United States (US) commercial claims database. Patients were classified into no, mild, moderate, or severe shopping categories based on their claims. Reasons for doctor/pharmacy shopping and opioid abuse/misuse were determined from patient responses to the Prescription Opioid Misuse and Abuse Questionnaire.Results: A random sample of 10,081 patients was invited to participate in the survey and 1085 (11%) completed surveys. The most frequently reported reasons for doctor/pharmacy shopping were convenience, availability, price, and multiple morbidities requiring pain management. Among patients in the no, minimal, moderate, and severe shopping categories, only 7.8%, 8.5%, 11.8% and 12.6% reported opioid abuse/misuse, respectively.Conclusion: In this commercially-insured population, patient-reported reasons for doctor/pharmacy shopping do not suggest opioid abuse/misuse. Less than 15% of patients with shopping behavior in the past 3 months reported any reasons attributable to opioid abuse/misuse, indicating that shopping behavior in this population may not be a good surrogate for abuse/misuse.Keywords: doctor/pharmacy shopping, prescription opioid, abuse and misuse https://www.dovepress.com/the-association-between-doctor-and-pharmacy-shopping-and-self-reported-peer-reviewed-article-JPRdoctor/pharmacy shoppingprescription opioidabuse and misuse |
| spellingShingle | Stephenson JJ Cepeda MS Zhang J Dinh J Hall K Esposito DB Kern DM The Association Between Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping and Self-Reported Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Opioids: A Survey Study Journal of Pain Research doctor/pharmacy shopping prescription opioid abuse and misuse |
| title | The Association Between Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping and Self-Reported Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Opioids: A Survey Study |
| title_full | The Association Between Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping and Self-Reported Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Opioids: A Survey Study |
| title_fullStr | The Association Between Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping and Self-Reported Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Opioids: A Survey Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Association Between Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping and Self-Reported Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Opioids: A Survey Study |
| title_short | The Association Between Doctor and Pharmacy Shopping and Self-Reported Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Opioids: A Survey Study |
| title_sort | association between doctor and pharmacy shopping and self reported misuse and abuse of prescription opioids a survey study |
| topic | doctor/pharmacy shopping prescription opioid abuse and misuse |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/the-association-between-doctor-and-pharmacy-shopping-and-self-reported-peer-reviewed-article-JPR |
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