Relative risks of adverse events among older adults receiving opioids versus NSAIDs after hospital discharge: A nationwide cohort study.

Shoshana J Herzig Timothy S AndersonYoojin JungLong NgoDae Hyun Kim Ellen P McCarthy

Published in: PLoS medicine (2021)

Older adults filling an opioid prescription in the week after hospital discharge were at higher risk for mortality and other post-discharge adverse outcomes compared to those filling an NSAID prescription only.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
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randomized controlled trial
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