Naloxone prescribing to older adults in primary care

Naloxone prescribing to older adults in primary care

While opioid prescribing has declined in the last 10 years, prescription fill rates remain high in older adults.6 Despite sustained prescription opioid exposure and overdose risk status, this population has not been integrated into naloxone prescribing protocols in outpatient clinics.4 In the absenc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2021-12, Vol.69 (12), p.3681-3683
Hauptverfasser: Luther, Caroline D., Hughes, Tamera D., Ferreri, Stefanie P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Benzodiazepines - therapeutic use
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data
Female
Geriatrics
Humans
Male
Naloxone
Naloxone - therapeutic use
Narcotic Antagonists - therapeutic use
Older people
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Prescriptions
Primary care
Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:While opioid prescribing has declined in the last 10 years, prescription fill rates remain high in older adults.6 Despite sustained prescription opioid exposure and overdose risk status, this population has not been integrated into naloxone prescribing protocols in outpatient clinics.4 In the absence of protocols targeted to older adults, it is important to understand the decision-making process of providers in prescribing naloxone to older adults.
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/jgs.17408