Abuse Potential of Carisoprodol: A Retrospective Review of Idaho Medicaid Pharmacy and Medical Claims Data

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2222-2225

  Owens, Christopher ^a,b,c   Pugmire, Brooke ^a,b,c   Salness, Ty ^c   Culbertson, Vaughn ^a,b   Force, Rex ^a,b   Cady, Paul ^a,b   Steiner, Joseph ^a,b  

^a Idaho Drug Utilization Review Program   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health West Clinics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

abuse potential; carisoprodol; drug utilization review; skeletal muscle relaxants

Indexed keywords

CARISOPRODOL; CHLORZOXAZONE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; METAXALONE; METHOCARBAMOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; ORPHENADRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAID; NECK PAIN; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARISOPRODOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDAHO; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 36249004914     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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