Patterns of adherence to prescribed opioids: the differential between opioid naïve and opioid existing patients of different age groups

• Main Authors: Zin, Che Suraya, Taufek, Nor Hidayah, Meor Ahmad, Mazlila
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: RM147 Administration of Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/75253/7/2019-Pharmacoepidemiology_and_Drug_Safety.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75253/8/scopusresults%20%281%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/75253/; https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.4864

Background Opioid prescribing has increased tremendously in the last two decades which concomitantly increased the unwanted consequences such as opioid abuse, misuse and overdose death. Poor adherence to opioid therapy is one of the factors contributing to these problems which are associated with i...