Open AccessAssociation of Hydrocodone Schedule Change With Opioid Prescriptions Following Surgery
Author(s) -
Joe Habbouche,
Jay Lee,
Rena Steiger,
James M. Dupree,
Caitlin Khalsa,
Michael J. Englesbe,
Chad M. Brummett,
Jennifer F. Waljee
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2651
Subject(s) - hydrocodone , medicine , medical prescription , opioid , emergency medicine , anesthesia , oxycodone , morphine , pharmacology , receptor
In 2014, the US Drug Enforcement Administration moved hydrocodone-containing analgesics from schedule III to the more restrictive schedule II to limit prescribing and decrease nonmedical opioid use. The association of this policy change with postoperative prescribing is not well understood.
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