Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Mandates and Opioids Dispensed Following Emergency Department Encounters for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease or Cancer With Bone Metastasis
Hao Zhang, Austin S. Kilaru, Zachary F. Meisel, Yuhua Bao
Abstract
This study examines the association between prescription drug monitoring program mandates and changes in opioids dispensed to patients with sickle cell disease or cancer with bone metastasis who presented to the emergency department in 29 US states.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEmergency departmentMedical prescriptionCancerDiseaseBone metastasisMetastasisDrugMedical emergencyIntensive care medicineEmergency medicineInternal medicinePharmacologyPsychiatryPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders