Removing default dispense quantity from opioid prescriptions in the electronic medical record

Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct;35(10):1567-1569. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.04.002. Epub 2017 Apr 3.

Authors

Michael D Zwank¹, Shaun M Kennedy², Logan H Stuck³, Bradley D Gordon⁴

Affiliations

¹ Regions Hospital Emergency Department, Saint Paul, MN, United States. Electronic address: Michael.D.Zwank@healthpartners.com.
² St. John's Hospital, Saint Paul, MN, United States.
³ Tulane University, Department of Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States.
⁴ Regions Hospital Emergency Department, Saint Paul, MN, United States.

PMID: 28416266
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.04.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Dispense quantity; Opioid; Prescription.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage*
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Drug Prescriptions
Electronic Health Records*
Humans
Inappropriate Prescribing / prevention & control*
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid