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By Default: The Effect of Prepopulated Prescription Quantities on Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department

INTRODUCTION: Opioid prescribing patterns have come under increasing scrutiny with the recent rise in opioid prescriptions, opioid misuse and abuse, and opioid-related adverse events. To date, there have been limited studies on the effect of default tablet quantities as part of emergency department...

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Autores principales: Santistevan, Jamie R., Sharp, Brian R., Hamedani, Azita G., Fruhan, Scott, Lee, Andrew W., Patterson, Brian W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5851516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29560071
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2017.10.33798