ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2015
Proportion of opioid use due to compensated workers' compensation claims in Manitoba, Canada.
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- Adverse events associated with medium- and long-term use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- High-dose opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Adverse Events of the Long-Term Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- High-dose opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of Cochrane Reviews.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Determining the influence of the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba's opioid policy on prescription opioid use amongst WCB recipients.American journal of industrial medicine · 2021Article
- The Impact of Morphine Equivalent Daily Dose Threshold Guidelines on Prescribed Dose in a Workers' Compensation Population.Medical care · 2020Article
- Characterizing the Interrelationships of Prescription Opioid and Benzodiazepine Drugs With Worker Health and Workplace Hazards.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Review
- A comparison of opioid use between WCB recipients and other Manitobans for knee, shoulder, back and carpal tunnel release procedures.American journal of industrial medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study identifies the percentage of opioids prescribed for compensated workplace conditions in Manitoba, Canada and whether Workers Compensation Board (WCB) status is associated with higher prescription opioid doses.
methodsOpioid prescriptions for WCB recipients were linked with databases housed at the Manitoba Center for Health Policy. Duration of continuous opioid prescription and morphine equivalents (ME) per day (ME/D) were calculated for individuals age 18-65.
resultsOver the period from 1998 to 2010, 3.8% of the total opioid dosage of medication prescribed in the study population were prescribed to WCB recipients. WCB recipients accounted for 2.1% of the individuals prescribed opioids. In adjusted analyses WCB recipients were more likely to be prescribed over 120 ME/D (OR 2.06 95% CI, 1.58-2.69).
conclusionsWCB recipients account for a small, but significant amount of the total opioid prescribed in Manitoba. Manitoba's WCB population is a group at increased risk of being prescribed over 120 ME/day.
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