Prevalence, predictors and trends of opioid prescribing for lower back pain in United States emergency departments

Walkerly, Autumn; E. Neugebauer, Rachel; Misko, Bethany; Shively, Danielle; Singh, Shivali; Chahda, Brandon; Dhanireddy, Srikant; R. King, Kevin; Lloyd, Mackenzie; Fosnight, Steven; Costello, Mathew; Palladino, Carl; M. Soric, Mate

doi:10.1111/jcpt.13324

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Prevalence, predictors and trends of opioid prescribing for lower back pain in United States emergency departments

Published in Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics • Dec 11, 2020

Authors:

Autumn Walkerly

Rachel E. Neugebauer

Bethany Misko

Abstract

WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Current evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of acute low back pain (ALBP) recommend the use of opioid medications only after failure of nonpharmacological therapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and skeletal muscle relaxants and after thorough evaluation o...

Subject

Medicine

Emergency department

Opioid

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