Changes in Opioid Use After Florida’s Restriction Law for Acute Pain Prescriptions
Juan M. Hincapie‐Castillo, Amie Goodin, Marie‐Christin Possinger, Silken A. Usmani, Scott Martin Vouri
Abstract
This quality improvement study assesses the number of new opioid users and the number of units dispensed per prescription before and after implementation of Florida’s 2018 restriction law on opioid prescribing.
Topics & Concepts
Medical prescriptionOpioidAcute painMedicineOpioid abuseAnesthesiaNursingInternal medicineReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPain Management and Opioid UsePharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes