Patterns of opioid prescribing for treating pain in patients with different age and gender: A retrospective cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Zin, Che Suraya, Abdul Rahman, Norny Syafinaz, Ismail, Che Rokiah, Weng Cho, Leong
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/52345/1/161017_%20oral_MPS_all.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52345/7/52345-web.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52345/

Introduction: Opioid utilization has been increasing over the last few decades and little is known about the patterns of opioid prescribing in different gender and age. Objective: To investigate patterns of opioid prescribing for pain treatment in patients with different age and gender. Method: This...