Meghan K Wally, Michael E Thompson, Susan Odum, Donna M Kazemi, Joseph R Hsu, Michael Beuhler, Michael Bosse, Manuel Castro, Michael Gibbs, Christopher Griggs, Steven Jarrett, Daniel Leas, James Rachal, Tamar Roomian, Michael Runyon, Animita Saha, Brad Watling, Ziqing Yu, Rachel B Seymour
OBJECTIVES: North Carolina had implemented legislation (Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act) limiting opioid prescriptions to 5 days for acute pain and 7 days for post-operative pain. This study aimed to identify patient, prescriber, and facility characteristics associated with STOP Act adherence for patients with acute or post-surgical musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. DESIGN: A three-level hierarchical logistic regression model was used to predict odds of adherence with STOP Act duration limits, accounting for fixed and random effects at the patient, prescriber, and facility levels...
2023: Journal of Opioid Management