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Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose

BACKGROUND: Opioid prescribing for a range of health issues is increasing globally. The risk of fatal and non-fatal overdose is increased among people prescribed strong opioids: in high doses in the context of polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications at the same time), especially with other sed...

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Autores principales: Schofield, Joe, Steven, Deborah, Foster, Rebecca, Matheson, Catriona, Baldacchino, Alexander, McAuley, Andrew, Parkes, Tessa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8223343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34162361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11162-4