Prevalence and incidence of prescription opioid analgesic use in Australia

Aims The aims of the current study were to determine the prevalence and incidence of prescription opioid analgesic use in Australia and compare the characteristics of people with and without cancer initiating prescription opioid analgesics. Methods A retrospective population‐based study was conducte...

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Published in:	British journal of clinical pharmacology Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 202 - 215
Main Authors:	Lalic, Samanta, Ilomäki, Jenni, Bell, J. Simon, Korhonen, Maarit Jaana, Gisev, Natasa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.01.2019
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Australia Australia - epidemiology Cancer Pain - drug therapy Cancer Pain - epidemiology Comorbidity Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data drug utilization Female Humans incidence Male Middle Aged opioid analgesics Opioid-Related Disorders - prevention & control Original pain Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data prevalence Retrospective Studies Young Adult Australia prevalence pain opioid analgesics drug utilization Australia incidence
ISSN:	0306-5251, 1365-2125, 1365-2125
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