Greater number of narcotic analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis is associated with falls and fractures in elderly adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 335-340

  Rolita, Lydia ^a   Spegman, Adele ^b   Tang, Xiaoqin ^b   Cronstein, Bruce N ^c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; health care; osteoarthritis; pain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DICLOFENAC; ETODOLAC; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; MELOXICAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; NAPROXEN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; ROFECOXIB; VALDECOXIB;

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875210567     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12148     Document Type: Article

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