Comparison of Two Different Analgesic Prescription Strategies and Healthcare Systems: Slovenia vs. the Netherlands
Background: Prescribing practice of pain medication is changing in the Netherlands; opioids are used more often instead of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), therefore we aimed to compare the use of pain medication with Slovenia which has stringent prescribing rules for strong opioids. Methods: We conducted a cohort study into national prescription databases of the Netherlands and Slovenia covering pharmacy claims between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2019. In the analysis about 17 million Dutch and 2 million Slovenian residents were included. Findings: The use of opioids and NS... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Frontiers in Pain Research ; volume 2 ; ISSN 2673-561X |
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Frontiers Media SA
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Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29179881 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2021.723797 |