Opioid prescribing in out-of-hours primary care in Flanders and the Netherlands: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

<h4>Background</h4>Increased opioid prescribing has raised concern, as the benefits of pain relief not always outweigh the risks. Acute and chronic pain is often treated in a primary care out-of-hours (OOH) setting. This setting may be a driver of opioid use but the extent to which opioi...

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Main Authors: Karin Hek, Tim Boogaerts, Robert A Verheij, Hans De Loof, Liset van Dijk, Alexander L N van Nuijs, Willemijn M Meijer, Hilde Philips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265283