U.S. and Canadian patients were more likely than Swedes to fill prescriptions for opioids after a surgery. They also received higher doses of the painkillers.
, alleging they misrepresented the drugs’ risks and didn’t properly monitor suspiciously large sales, contributing to the opioid crisis.)
“While prescribers may view these so-called weak opioids as safer alternatives, data suggests that both codeine and tramadol have the potential for misuse and life-threatening adverse effects,” the study says. “It’s possible that in Sweden everyone’s pain treatment is less than in the U.S., although I think that is unlikely,” Neuman said. He added that other studies have shown that surgical patients in the U.S. often don’t take all the pills they’ve been prescribed.
Postsurgical opioid use can lead to long-term dependency in a small but significant percentage of patients, studies have shown, but unused pills can also be a danger. Those tablets can make their way to the street or fall into the hands of other family members., a pain researcher who worked on the Michigan guidelines, said he thinks prescribing amounts in the U.S. and Canada have probably dipped in recent years, given the increased attention to addiction risk.
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