NEW ORLEANS—Although there has been no decrease in the number of opioid prescriptions that older adults receive after surgery, the doses of those prescriptions are lower, according to a study of more than a quarter million Canadian patients.
“While it’s good news that the doses in opioid prescriptions are being reduced, the fact that the actual number of opioid prescriptions filled has remained the same shows there is still an opportunity for improvement,” said Naheed
OCTOBER 22, 2022