Opioid Prescribing to Adolescents in the United States From 2005 to 2016

dc.contributor.authorHenke, Rachel Mosher
dc.contributor.authorTehrani, Ali Bonakdar
dc.contributor.authorAli, Mir M.
dc.contributor.authorMutter, Ryan
dc.contributor.authorMazer-Amirshahi, Maryann
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Peggy L.
dc.contributor.authorMark, Tami L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-09T21:20:49Z
dc.date.available2021-07-09T21:20:49Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-09
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study assessed trends in days’ supply for opioid prescriptions filled by adolescents with commercial insurance and Medicaid. Methods: IBM MarketScan commercial and Medicaid pharmacy claims data were used to measure days’ supply among adolescents (2005–2016) and to determine whether there were differences between patients with commercial insurance or Medicaid coverage. Results: The 2–3 days’ supply decreased from 50.5% (2005) to 36.7% of fills (2016), while 4–5 days’ supply increased from 30.2% to 37.7%. Fills of 6–7 and 8–15 days increased slightly. Fills of over 30 days remained near 0.0%, and one-day fills remained at 1.0–2.0% until 2016, when they increased to 3.6% Conclusions: For adolescents, fills of prescription opioids generally exceeded three days. Efforts to reduce opioid prescribing through guidelines, prescription drug monitoring programs, and limits on days’ supply do not appear to have affected prescribing for adolescents as much as desired.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by SAMHSA HHSS283201200031I/Task Order HHSS28342002Ten_US
dc.description.urihttps://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.201700562en_US
dc.format.extent4 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2zpew-apsc
dc.identifier.citationHenke, Rachel Mosher et al.; Opioid Prescribing to Adolescents in the United States From 2005 to 2016; Psychiatric Services, 69, 9, p 1040-1043, 9 July, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700562en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700562
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/21895
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Psychiatric Associationen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC School of Public Policy Collection
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dc.titleOpioid Prescribing to Adolescents in the United States From 2005 to 2016en_US
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