@article{ref1,
title="Prescriptions filled following an opioid-related hospitalization",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2016",
author="Naeger, Sarah and Ali, Mir M. and Mutter, Ryan and Mark, Tami L. and Hughey, Lauren",
volume="67",
number="11",
pages="1262-1264",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of postdischarge prescription fills following an opioid-related hospitalization.<br><br>METHODS:Using the 2010-2014 MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database, this analysis identified the percentage of patients (N=36,719) with an opioid-related inpatient admission who received substance use disorder treatment medications within 30 days of being discharged.<br><br>RESULTS:Thirty-five percent of the sample did not have any prescription fills in the 30-day postdischarge period. Less than a quarter (16.7%) of patients received any FDA-approved opioid dependence medication in the 30 days following discharge. Forty percent of patients in the sample received antidepressants, 15.6% received antipsychotics, 13.9% filled a prescription for a benzodiazepine, and 22.4% filled a prescription for an opioid pain medication.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS:More effort is needed to ensure that patients hospitalized for opioid misuse are receiving recommended services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.201500538",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500538"
}