Most Washington prescription opiate overdoses involved methadone
Researchers found that Washington state overdose deaths involving prescription opiate drugs were most common among Medicaid participants and were mostly linked to methadone. "Efforts to minimize this risk should focus on assessing the patterns of opioid prescribing to Medicaid enrollees and intervening with Medicaid enrollees who appear to be misusing these drugs," the researchers said.
Reuters
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This story published in FMI Pharmacy dailyLead on 11/05/2009
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