Association Between Prescription Opioid Use and Biomarkers of Kidney Disease in US Adults

• Main Authors: Celestina Barbosa-Leiker (Author), Sterling McPherson (Author), Kenn Daratha (Author), Radica Alicic (Author), Robert Short (Author), Brad Dieter (Author), Naomi Chaytor (Author), John Roll (Author), Katherine R. Tuttle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Prescription opioid use is increasing despite concerns about drug safety. We examined relationships between use of analgesics with biomarkers of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a representative sample of adults in the United States (US). Methods: Participants (n=3980) were from the...