Open AccessGeographic Variation in the Use of Gabapentinoids and Opioids for Pain in a Commercially Insured Adult Population in the United States
Author(s) -
Danni Zhao,
Jonggyu Baek,
Anne L. Hume,
Emily McPhillips,
Kate L. Lapane
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s345521
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , population , pregabalin , gabapentin , geographic variation , family medicine , environmental health , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology
Gabapentinoids have been prescribed off-label for almost all types of pain. The geographic variation in the use of gabapentinoids as analgesics remains unknown.