Journal article
Trends in Postpartum Opioid Prescribing: A Time Series Analysis
Abstract
Opioids are commonly prescribed following childbirth, but data are lacking on trends in postpartum opioid prescribing over time. We examined whether a highly publicized 2006 case report questioning the safety of codeine during lactation was associated with changes in postpartum opioid prescribing. We conducted a cross-sectional time series analysis of all publicly funded prescriptions for opioids to postpartum women in Ontario, Canada, from …
Authors
Zipursky JS; Pang A; Paterson JM; Austin PC; Mamdani M; Gomes T; Ray JG; Juurlink DN
Journal
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Vol. 110, No. 4, pp. 1004–1010
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
October 2021
DOI
10.1002/cpt.2307
ISSN
0009-9236