Are Discharge Prescriptions of Opioids From the Emergency Department Truly Rising?
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Adherence to emergency department discharge prescriptions.
OBJECTIVE Nonadherence to prescribed medication is associated with increased morbidity and mortality as well as the increased use of health services. The main objective of our study was to assess the incidence of prescription-filling and medication adherence in patients discharged from the emergency department (ED). METHODS This was a prospective, observational study carried out at a Canadian...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1069-6563
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12425