Concurrent use of prescription gabapentinoids with opioids and risk for fall-related injury among older US Medicare beneficiaries with chronic noncancer pain: A population-based cohort study

Gabapentinoids are increasingly prescribed to manage chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) in older adults. When used concurrently with opioids, gabapentinoids may potentiate central nervous system (CNS) depression and increase the risks for fall. We aimed to investigate whether concurrent use of gabapentin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS medicine 2022-03, Vol.19 (3), p.e1003921-e1003921
Hauptverfasser:	Chen, Cheng, Winterstein, Almut G, Lo-Ciganic, Wei-Hsuan, Tighe, Patrick J, Wei, Yu-Jung Jenny
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls Aged Aged patients Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects Beneficiaries Central nervous system Chronic pain Chronic Pain - drug therapy Chronic Pain - epidemiology Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Complications and side effects Dosage and administration Drug therapy Drug therapy, Combination Falls (Accidents) Gabapentin Health aspects Humans Injuries Medical diagnosis Medicare Medicine and Health Sciences Narcotics Older people Opioids Pain Palliative care Patients People and Places Population Population studies Population-based studies Prescription drugs Prescriptions Retrospective Studies Risk factors Risk groups Social Sciences Sociodemographics United States - epidemiology Wounds and injuries
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