Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Children and Opioid-Related Adverse Events.

Chung CP, Callahan ST, Cooper WO, Dupont WD, Murray KT, Franklin AD, Hall K, Dudley JA, Stein CM, Ray WA. Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Children and Opioid-Related Adverse Events. Pediatrics. 2018 Aug;142(142). PMID: 30012559 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC6072590 NIHMSID: NIHMS980599.

Abstract

Little is known about opioid prescribing for children without severe conditions. We studied the prevalence of and indications for outpatient opioid prescriptions and the incidence of opioid-related adverse events in this population.