Opioid dose variability could lead to increased risk of overdose study suggests

Opioid dose variability could lead to increased risk of overdose, study suggests

Patients prescribed opioid pain medications whose doses varied over time were 3 times more likely to experience an overdose than patients prescribed stable opioid doses, according to an observational study from Kaiser Permanente published today in JAMA Network Open.

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