Analgesic and adjuvant co‐prescribing in Australian and Finnish residential care homes
Analgesic and adjuvant co-prescribing was more prevalent for Australian than Finnish residents, which was largely driven by acetaminophen co-prescribing to more than three quarters of analgesic or adjuvant users in Australia. Central nervous system-active polypharmacy arising from high rates of adjuvant and opioid co-prescribing warrants further attention.
Authors
- Agathe Daria Jadczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7501-7996)
- Renuka Visvanathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1303-9479)
- Kaisu Pitkälä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9659-6985)
- Amanda J. Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6001-9211)
- Hanna‐Maria Roitto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-2873)
- Laura A Dowd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2228-5508)
- Ulla L. Aalto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9918-5556)
- J. Simon Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-2767)
- Riitta K. T. Saarela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1850-1757)
- Shin J. Liau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7308-0572)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Basil Hetzel Institute (AU)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (AU)
- Department of Social Services (AU)
- Central Adelaide Local Health Network
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Journal on Ageing
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70062
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.38
Funders
- Hospital Research Foundation
- Monash University
- Department for Innovation and Skills, Government of South Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council