Step aside, opioids. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories are now the most common therapeutic drug group prescribed to injured workers in the state, according a new report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute.
CWCI said efforts to curb inappropriate use of opioids, such as utilization review, treatment guidelines and restrictions by payers, are having a measurable impact on usage rates. Opioids made up 30.5% of all prescriptions filled in the California workers’ compensation system 10 years ago, but that fell, to 18%, in the first half of 2018. Opioids made up ...
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