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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 2/2020

01-02-2020 | Naloxone | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Lin et al., “Association of Opioid Overdose Risk Factors and Naloxone Prescribing in US Adults

Author: Michelle S. Keller, PhD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 2/2020

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This claims-based analysis by Lin et al. matched patients with opioid and naloxone prescription fills with patients receiving only opioids to examine patient-level factors associated with naloxone fills from 2014 to 2017.1 The authors analyzed naloxone fills among patients at high risk of opioid overdose, having either high daily doses, concurrent benzodiazepine prescriptions, diagnosis of opioid use disorder, or history of overdose. …
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Guy GP. Vital Signs: Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Dispensing—United States, 2012–2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019;68.
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Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, Wilson N, Baldwin G. Drug and opioid-involved overdose deaths—United States, 2013–2017. MWWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019;67(5152):1419.
Metadata
Title
Capsule Commentary on Lin et al., “Association of Opioid Overdose Risk Factors and Naloxone Prescribing in US Adults
Author
Michelle S. Keller, PhD, MPH
Publication date
01-02-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05500-x

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