Long-term opioid therapy trends in the VA: More intermittent than chronic
Long-term, intermittent opioid therapy was common. However, the long-term, monthly, uninterrupted opioid prescriptions expected with typical LTOT was not. It is likely that LTOT in past research was more reflective of periodic use instead of continuous, monthly prescriptions, especially for multiyear studies.
Authors
- Katherine Sherman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-5782)
- Cynthia Kay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2649-6078)
- Rodney Sparapani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7780-6825)
Institutions
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Milwaukee VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Opioid Management
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.0896
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00