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Prescribing Patterns of High Opioid and Antibiotic Prescribers, Washington State, 2021: Do Some Prescribers Have Trouble Saying No?
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Prescribing Patterns of High Opioid and Antibiotic Prescribers, Washington State, 2021: Do Some Prescribers Have Trouble Saying No?

David Trey Evans, Katarina Kamenar, Jessica Zering, Marisa D’Angeli and Erica J. Stohs
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Vol.11(12)
2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae657

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Among Washington State emergency and family medicine physicians, high prescribers of opioids were 2.9 times more likely to be high prescribers of antibiotics in the Medicare Part D population. The inverse relationship showed the same association. Antimicrobial and opioid stewards should collaborate on shared goals to implement effective interventions. © The Author(s) 2024.
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