Benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and deaths from drug overdose among US veterans receiving opioid analgesics: case-cohort study

Park, Tae Woo; Saitz, R; Ganoczy, Dara; Ilgen, M. A.; Bohnert, A. S. B.

doi:10.1136/bmj.h2698

articleBMJJun 10, 2015HYBRID OA

Benzodiazepine prescribing patterns and deaths from drug overdose among US veterans receiving opioid analgesics: case-cohort study

TWTae Woo Park RSR Saitz DGDara Ganoczy MAM. A. Ilgen ASA. S. B. Bohnert

Brown University · Boston University · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Objective

To study the association between benzodiazepine prescribing patterns including dose, type, and dosing schedule and the risk of death from drug overdose among US veterans receiving opioid analgesics.

Design

Case-cohort study.

Citation impact

576

total citations

FWCI: 62.63
Percentile: 100%
References: 40

Citations per year

Authors

TW
Tae Woo ParkCorresponding
Brown University
RS
R Saitz
Boston University
DG
Dara Ganoczy
Health Services Research & Development
MA
M. A. Ilgen
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Health Services Research & Development
AS
A. S. B. Bohnert
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Health Services Research & Development

Topics & keywords

Topics

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment86%
Pain Management and Opioid Use4%
Sleep and related disorders2%

Keywords

Medicine
Drug overdose
Benzodiazepine
Veterans Affairs
Opioid
Medical prescription
Codeine
Dosing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

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