Assessing the feasibility of leveraging healthcare databases to conduct cross-national comparisons of opioid utilisation

Teng-Chou Chen; Björn Wettermark; Douglas Steinke; Gillian Caughey; Mina Tadrous; Veronika Wirtz; Li-Chia Chen

doi:10.1002/pds.5114

Assessing the feasibility of leveraging healthcare databases to conduct cross-national comparisons of opioid utilisation

Teng-Chou Chen, Björn Wettermark, Douglas Steinke, Gillian Caughey, Mina Tadrous, Veronika Wirtz, Li-Chia Chen

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Abstract

Background: The disproportional use of opioids globally is a public health problem as it not only resulted in suboptimal pain management but increased risk of harms and substance misuse. Globally, jurisdictions have tackled this issue differently and a cross-national comparison (CNC) study would allow important determinants to develop future policies. However, little is known about the accessibility and validity of information included in healthcare databases across regions.

Original language	English
Article number	4710
Pages (from-to)	187-188
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Volume	29
Issue number	S3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.5114
Publication status	Published - Oct 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	36th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management - Virtual Duration: 16 Sept 2020 → 17 Sept 2020 Conference number: 36

Keywords

healthcare databases
cross-national comparison
opioid utilisation
opioids
substance misuse

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