Gabapentin, opioids, and the risk of opioid-related death: A population-based nested case–control study

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In a matched case-control-study among patients in Ontario, Canada treated with opioid painkillers, Tara Gomes and colleagues investigate whether co-prescription of gabapentin is associated with an increased risk of accidental opioid-related death.

Vyšlo v časopise: Gabapentin, opioids, and the risk of opioid-related death: A population-based nested case–control study. PLoS Med 14(10): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002396
Kategorie: Research Article
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