Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News
Recent data indicate that although surgery-related opioid prescribing continues to slow, the decrease has not brought the rate of prescriptions down to medically appropriate levels.
“In December 2022, the average opioid prescription from surgeons still contained approximately 44 pills, which is far more than most patients need after surgery,” study author Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, of the Department of Health Management