Prescribing databases can be used to monitor trends in opioid analgesic prescribing in Australia

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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Main Authors: Samantha A. Hollingworth, Martyn Symons, Mohsina Khatun, Bill Loveday, Sue Ballantyne, Wayne D. Hall, Jake M. Najman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
analgesics
opioids
oxycodone
prescribing
databases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12030

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