Anja Niemann, Nils F Schrader, Christian Speckemeier, Carina Abels, Nikola Blase, Milena Weitzel, Anja Neumann, Cordula Riederer, Joachim Nadstawek, Wolfgang Straßmeir, Jürgen Wasem, Silke Neusser
In Germany, long-term opioid treatment (L-TOT) for chronic non-tumor pain (CNTP) is discussed as not being performed according to the German guideline on L-TOT for CNTP. In the present analysis, the occurrence and predictors of inappropriate care/overuse in a cohort of German insureds with L-TOT for CNTP by the presence of a contraindication with concurrent opioid analgesic (OA) therapy were investigated. We also analyzed whether prescribing physicians themselves diagnosed a contraindication. The retrospective cohort study was based on administrative claims data from a German statutory health insurance...
February 5, 2024: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health