Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content
Study

Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older dental patients: a retrospective review of insurance claims data.

Zhou J, Calip GS, Rowan S, et al. Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older dental patients: a retrospective review of insurance claims data. Pharmacotherapy. 2020;40(10):992-1001. doi:10.1002/phar.2452.

Save
Print
October 7, 2020
Zhou J, Calip GS, Rowan S, et al. Pharmacotherapy. 2020;40(10):992-1001.
View more articles from the same authors.

This study analyzed the association between potentially inappropriate prescribing involving opioids prescribed by dentists and emergency department visits and hospitalizations among older patients. Results indicated that a significant proportion of older patients prescribed opioids by their dentist have contraindications (such as psychotropic medication use) which places them at increased risk for 30-day hospitalizations.

Save
Print
Cite
Citation

Zhou J, Calip GS, Rowan S, et al. Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among older dental patients: a retrospective review of insurance claims data. Pharmacotherapy. 2020;40(10):992-1001. doi:10.1002/phar.2452.