Data-Driven Identification of Potentially Successful Intervention Implementations Using 5 Years of Opioid Prescribing Data: Retrospective Database Study

• Main Authors: Lisa EM Hopcroft (Author), Helen J Curtis (Author), Richard Croker (Author), Felix Pretis (Author), Peter Inglesby (Author), David Evans (Author), Sebastian Bacon (Author), Ben Goldacre (Author), Alex J Walker (Author), Brian MacKenna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundWe have previously demonstrated that opioid prescribing increased by 127% between 1998 and 2016. New policies aimed at tackling this increasing trend have been recommended by public health bodies, and there is some evidence that progress is being made. ObjectiveWe sought to extend our prev...