Increased risk of adverse events in non-cancer patients with chronic and high-dose opioid use-A health insurance claims analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Chronic and high dose opioid use may result in adverse events. We analyzed the risk associated with chronic and high dose opioid prescription in a Swiss population.<h4>Methods</h4>Using insurance claims data covering one-sixth of the Swiss population, we an...

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Main Authors: Jakob M Burgstaller, Ulrike Held, Andri Signorell, Eva Blozik, Johann Steurer, Maria M Wertli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238285