An exploratory study of factors associated with long-term, high-dose opioid prescription in cancer patients in Japan based on a medical claims database
database[Title] 2022-05-18
Summary:
CONCLUSION: Four percent of the study population were prescribed long-term, high-dose opioids, and several comorbidities and concomitant medications were identified as associated factors. Opioids might be also prescribed for non-cancer chronic pain. It is necessary to properly distinguish the type of pain and to use opioids safely and appropriately.