TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - National patterns of codeine prescriptions for children in the emergency department
JO  - Pediatrics
A1  - Kaiser, Sunitha V.
A1  - Asteria-Peñaloza, Renée
A1  - Vittinghoff, Eric
A1  - Rosenbluth, Glenn
A1  - Cabana, Michael D.
A1  - Bardach, Naomi S.
SP  - e1139
EP  - 47
VL  - 133
IS  - 5
N2  - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: National guidelines have recommended against codeine use in children, but little is known about prescribing patterns in the United States. Our objectives were to assess changes over time in pediatric codeine prescription rates in emergency departments nationally and to determine factors associated with codeine prescription. <br><br>METHODS: We performed a serial cross-sectional analysis (2001-2010) of emergency department visits for patients ages 3 to 17 years in the nationally representative National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. We determined survey-weighted annual rates of codeine prescriptions and tested for linear trends over time. We used multivariate logistic regression to identify characteristics associated with codeine prescription and interrupted time-series analysis to assess changes in prescriptions for upper respiratory infection (URI) or cough associated with two 2006 national guidelines recommending against its use for these indications. <br><br>RESULTS: The proportion of visits (N = 189 million) with codeine prescription decreased from 3.7% to 2.9% during the study period (P =.008). Odds of codeine prescription were higher for children ages 8 to 12 years (odds ratio [OR], 1.42; 95% confidence interval [1.21-1.67]) and among providers outside the northeast. Odds were lower for children who were non-Hispanic black (OR, 0.67 [0.56-0.8]) or with Medicaid (OR, 0.84 [0.71-0.98]). The 2006 guidelines were not associated with a decline in codeine prescriptions for cough or URI visits. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Although there was a small decline in codeine prescription over 10 years, use for cough or URI did not decline after national guidelines recommending against its use. More effective interventions are needed to prevent codeine prescription to children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-4005
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-3171
ID  - ref1
ER  -