Add to ORKGBecause long-term opioid use has been linked to the length and strength of an initial prescription, 33 states, Medicare, and some private insurers have set limits on the duration of new opioid prescriptions. In May 2017, New Jersey implemented a statewide 5-day limit on new opioid prescriptions and Penn Medicine implemented an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) alert to notify prescribers when a prescription exceeded the limit and provide compliant prescription orders. This study compared outcomes in Penn Medicine outpatient practices in New Jersey with its practices in Pennsylvania not subject to the law. Outcomes included total opioid dose and number of tablets per prescription as well as rates of prescription refills, health care visits, an...
Background: Recent increases in state laws to reduce opioid prescribing have demonstrated a need to ...
Between 1999 and 2017 more than 400,000 people died due to an opioid-related death from both prescri...
BACKGROUND: The United States is currently experiencing an opioid abuse epidemic. Many policies and ...
Because long-term opioid use has been linked to the length and strength of an initial prescription, ...
BackgroundSince early 2016, an increasing number of states passed legislations that limit the durati...
Background: Many states have implemented opioid days’ supply restriction policies, leading to reduct...
Several US states have enacted laws to limit either opioid prescription days’ supply or morphine mil...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Background: In response to concerns about opioid addiction following surgery, many states have imple...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Background: In response to concerns about opioid addiction following surgery, many states have imple...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Abstract Background Prescription opioids have been linked to over half of the 28,000 opioid overdose...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Background: Recent increases in state laws to reduce opioid prescribing have demonstrated a need to ...
Between 1999 and 2017 more than 400,000 people died due to an opioid-related death from both prescri...
BACKGROUND: The United States is currently experiencing an opioid abuse epidemic. Many policies and ...
Because long-term opioid use has been linked to the length and strength of an initial prescription, ...
BackgroundSince early 2016, an increasing number of states passed legislations that limit the durati...
Background: Many states have implemented opioid days’ supply restriction policies, leading to reduct...
Several US states have enacted laws to limit either opioid prescription days’ supply or morphine mil...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Background: In response to concerns about opioid addiction following surgery, many states have imple...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Background: In response to concerns about opioid addiction following surgery, many states have imple...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Abstract Background Prescription opioids have been linked to over half of the 28,000 opioid overdose...
Introduction: Controlled prescription opioid use is perceived as a national problem attributed to al...
Background: Recent increases in state laws to reduce opioid prescribing have demonstrated a need to ...
Between 1999 and 2017 more than 400,000 people died due to an opioid-related death from both prescri...
BACKGROUND: The United States is currently experiencing an opioid abuse epidemic. Many policies and ...