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ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2026

Sex, gender, and sociodemographic factors associated with repeated prescription refills in chronic pain: insights from a prescription claims cohort study.

Marimée Godbout-Parent, Nancy Julien, Hermine Lore Nguena Nguefack, M Gabrielle Pagé, Line Guénette, Lucie Blais, Nancy Ménard, Sylvie Beaudoin, Anaïs Lacasse

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Marimée Godbout-ParentDépartement des Sciences de la Santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada.
Nancy JulienDépartement des Sciences de la Santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada.
Hermine Lore Nguena NguefackDépartement des Sciences de la Santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada.
M Gabrielle PagéCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada.
Line GuénetteFaculté de Pharmacie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Lucie BlaisFaculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Nancy MénardChaire de recherche institutionnelle en épidémiologie de la douleur chronique, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada.
Sylvie BeaudoinChaire de recherche institutionnelle en épidémiologie de la douleur chronique, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada.
Anaïs LacasseDépartement des Sciences de la Santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada.

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Abstract

Purpose: Chronic pain (CP) disproportionately affects women and gender-diverse individuals, raising questions about how sociodemographic factors influence medication use. Yet, the interplay between sex, gender, and prescribed medication use in CP remains poorly understood, limiting optimization, safety, and equity of care. We examined how sex and gender are associated with repeated prescription refills of pain medications among individuals with CP. Methods: This study was conducted among individuals living with CP and links self-reported data to public and private prescription claims ( Results: Most commonly used medications prescribed for CP and related comorbidities were antidepressants (48%), anticonvulsants (35%), opioids (19%), and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (18%) (repeated refills). Between clusters, statistically significant differences were found for the subgroups labelled: (1) 'W Conclusion: Our results highlight how sex, gender, and intersecting sociodemographic factors are associated with repeated prescription refills, particularly opioids and antidepressants, among individuals living with CP.

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antidepresantschronic paingendermedicationopioidspharmacological treatmentsexSGBA+

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