Physician Prescribing Patterns and Risk of Future Long-Term Opioid Use Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

Yvonne C LeeBing LuHongshu GuanJeffrey D GreenbergJoel KremerDaniel H Solomon

Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2020)

Rates of opioid prescriptions vary widely. Our findings indicate that baseline opioid prescribing rates are a strong predictor of whether a patient will become a long-term opioid user in the future, after controlling for patient characteristics.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
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