Rising opioid prescription fulfillment among non-cancer and non-elderly patients—Israel’s alarming example
Oren Miron, Dan Zeltzer, Tzvi Shir, Ran D. Balicer, Liran Einav, Becca Feldman
Abstract
In the early 2000s, the USA was the global leader in opioid prescription fulfillment rates, which led to an epidemic of misuse and overdoses from prescription opioids.[1][1] Opioid prescription fulfillment has also been increasing in other countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Topics & Concepts
Medical prescriptionOpioidMedicineOpioid epidemicPsychiatryPharmacologyInternal medicineReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesPain Management and Opioid Use