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Papers: 29 Jan 2022 - 4 Feb 2022


Pharmacology/Drug Development


2022 Feb


JNCI Cancer Spectr


6


1

Trends in Opioid Use Among Cancer Patients in the United States: 2013-2018.

Authors

Chen Y, Spillane S, Shiels MS, Young L, Quach D, Berrington de González A, Freedman ND
JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2022 Feb; 6(1):pkab095.
PMID: 35098020.

Abstract

In response to the US opioid epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated their guideline on prescription opioids for chronic pain management in March 2016. The aim of this study was to provide detailed analysis of trends in opioid claims among cancer patients in the United States during 2013-2018.