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2022-01-20

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Trends in the Prescription of Strong Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Primary Care in Catalonia: Opicat-Padris-Project

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https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14020237

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In chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), evidence of the effectiveness of strong opioids (SO) is very limited. Despite this, their use is increasingly common. To examine SO prescriptions, we designed a descriptive, longitudinal, retrospective population-based study, including patients aged >= 15 years prescribed SO for >= 3 months continuously in 2013-2017 for CNCP in primary care in Catalonia. Of the 22,691 patients included, 17,509 (77.2%) were women, 10,585 (46.6%) were aged >80 years, and most had incomes of

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Opiacis, Avaluació del risc per la salut, Tractament del dolor

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Opioids, Health risk assessment, Pain treatment

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PERELLÓ BRATESCU, Aina, et al. Trends in the Prescription of Strong Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Primary Care in Catalonia: Opicat-Padris-Project. Pharmaceutics. 2022. Vol. 14, num. 2, pags. 237. ISSN 1999-4923. [consulted: 16 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/201469

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