Opioid Prescribing for Noncancer Patients-Issues of Drug Therapy Safety: Results from a German Study Based on Routine Data

• Main Authors: Veronika Lappe (Author), Daniel Grandt (Author), Ursula Marschall (Author), Ingrid Schubert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Opioids are highly effective drugs but need close monitoring to avoid harm to patients. The aim of this study was to analyze how guideline recommendations are met for (i) the avoidance of the concomitant use of anxiolytics, hypnotics, or sedatives; (ii) the prescribing of laxatives in long-term opio...