Articles: opioid-analgesics.
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Information on the prevalence of common imaging findings among patients without back pain in spine imaging reports might affect pain medication prescribing for patients with back pain. Prior research on inserting this text suggested a small reduction in opioid prescribing. ⋯ Inserting epidemiologic text in spine imaging reports had no effect on whether new non-opioid pain-related medications were prescribed but was associated with the number of new prescriptions for certain non-opioid sub-classes.
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To determine the association between preoperative benzodiazepine and nonbenzodiazepine receptor agonist ("Z-drugs") use and adverse outcomes after surgery. ⋯ Preoperative benzodiazepines and Z-drug use is common and associated with increased odds of adverse outcomes after surgery, particularly when coprescribed with opioids. Counseling on appropriate benzodiazepine and Z-drug use in advance of elective surgery may potentially increase the safety of surgical care.
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It is unknown whether dental opioid prescriptions are associated with opioid overdose in patients or their family members, who may have access to patients' opioids. ⋯ Findings further highlight the importance of avoiding unnecessary dental opioid prescribing.