Prescribing databases can be used to monitor trends in opioid analgesic prescribing in Australia
Abstract Objective: There has been increased use of prescription opioid analgesics in Australia in the past 20 years with increasing evidence of related problems. A number of data sources collect information about the dispensed prescribing for opioid medications, but little is known about the extent...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-04-01
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Series: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12030 |