Using prescription claims to detect aberrant behaviors with opioids: comparison and validation of 5 algorithms.
Kathryn RoughKrista F HuybrechtsSonia Hernandez-DiazRishi J DesaiElisabetta PatornoBrian T BatemanPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2018)
In 2 large databases, algorithms applied to prescription data had varying accuracy in identifying increased risk of adverse opioid-related events.