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Trends in prescribing pattern of opioid and benzodiazepine substitutes among Medicare part D beneficiaries from 2013 to 2018: a retrospective study

OBJECTIVE: Opioid and benzodiazepine co-prescribing is associated with a substantial increase in opioid overdose deaths. In this study, we examine the prescribing trends of substitutes of opioids and benzodiazepines alone or in combination, compared with opioids and benzodiazepines. DESIGN: Retrospe...

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Autores principales: Esechie, Aimalohi, Kuo, Yong-Fang, Goodwin, James S, Westra, Jordan, Raji, Mukaila A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8603279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34794996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053487