[HTML][HTML] Hypnotic drug risks of mortality, infection, depression, and cancer: but lack of benefit

DF Kripke - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This is a review of hypnotic drug risks and benefits. Almost every month, new information
appears about the risks of hypnotics (sleeping pills). The most important risks of hypnotics …

Increasing benzodiazepine prescriptions and overdose mortality in the United States, 1996–2013

MA Bachhuber, S Hennessy… - … journal of public …, 2016 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To describe trends in benzodiazepine prescriptions and overdose mortality
involving benzodiazepines among US adults. Methods. We examined data from the Medical …

[HTML][HTML] Opioid prescribing at hospital discharge contributes to chronic opioid use

SL Calcaterra, TE Yamashita, SJ Min… - Journal of general …, 2016 - Springer
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Chronic opioid therapy for chronic pain treatment has
increased. Hospital physicians, including hospitalists and medical/surgical resident …

Risk factors for persistent and new chronic opioid use in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study

MCS Inacio, C Hansen, NL Pratt, SE Graves… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine chronic opioid use pre-THA (total hip arthroplasty) and post-THA,
and risk factors for persistent or new chronic opioid use post-THA. Design Retrospective …

Risk of prolonged opioid use among opioid-naïve patients following common hand surgery procedures

SP Johnson, KC Chung, L Zhong, MJ Shauver… - The Journal of hand …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate prolonged opioid use in opioid-naïve patients after common hand
surgery procedures in the United States. Methods We studied insurance claims from the …