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Letters |18 June 2019

Combined Gabapentinoid and Opioid Use

Alyssa M. Peckham, PharmD, BCPP; David A. Sclar, BPharm, PhD

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Throckmorton and Woodcock's editorial (1) calls attention to the increase in prescribing of nonopioid analgesics, specifically gabapentinoids. The authors also discuss the potential for unintended economic and clinical consequences due to increasing rates of misuse and abuse of these agents. They focus on the increase in prescribing gabapentinoids for painful conditions that often are not included in the indications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This aspect of the prescribing trend is important; however, it is critical to recognize that there are many non–pain-related indications and off-label uses for these agents, either alone...
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Peckham AM, Sclar DA. Combined Gabapentinoid and Opioid Use. Ann Intern Med. 2019;170:908–909. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0155

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2019;170(12):908-909.

DOI: 10.7326/L19-0155

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