Podcast # 422: ED Opioid Prescription Trends
Jan 11, 2019•5 min
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Episode description
Author: Jared Scott, MD
Educational Pearls:
- From 1996 to 2012, the total quantity of opioids prescribed increased 647% for non-cancer pain
- Office based prescriptions accounted for 84% of the total opioid prescriptions, up from 64%
- The total share of opioids prescribed from the emergency department declined from 10% to 3.9% but
- Total opioids prescribed from the ED still increased 219% over this same time frame
References:
Axeen S, Seabury SA, Menchine M. Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;71(6):659-667.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.12.007. Epub 2018 Jan 16. PubMed PMID: 29373155
Summarized by Travis Barlock, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
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