Utilization of opioid versus non-opioid analgesics in Medicaid and CHIP enrolled children with current asthma.

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2021)

Opioid analgesics are frequently dispensed to children with asthma. A higher dispensing rate was observed among non-Hispanic White children and among those with a history of uncontrolled asthma.

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