High-Risk Obtainment of Prescription Drugs by Older Adults in New Jersey: The Role of Prescription Opioids.
J Am Geriatr Soc
; 64(10): e67-e71, 2016 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27564407
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To explore the high-risk ways in which older adults obtain prescription opioids and to identify predictors of obtaining prescription opioids from high-risk sources, such as obtaining the same drug from multiple doctors, sharing drugs, and stealing prescription pads.DESIGN:
Logistic regression analyses of cross-sectional survey data from the New Jersey Older Adult Survey on Drug Use and Health, a representative random-sample survey.PARTICIPANTS:
Adults aged 60 and older (N = 725). MEASUREMENTS Items such as obtaining prescriptions for the same drug from more than one doctor and stealing prescription drugs were measured to determine high-risk obtainment of prescription opioids.RESULTS:
Almost 15% of the sample used high-risk methods of obtaining prescription opioids. Adults who previously used a prescription opioid recreationally had three times the risk of high-risk obtainment of prescription opioids.CONCLUSION:
These findings illustrate the importance of strengthening prescription drug monitoring programs to reduce high-risk use of prescription drugs in older adults by alerting doctors and pharmacists to potential prescription drug misuse and interactions.Key words
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
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Medication Therapy Management
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Prescription Drugs
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Inappropriate Prescribing
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Prescription Drug Overuse
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Analgesics, Opioid
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Am Geriatr Soc
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article