Patients prescribed gabapentin plus opioids were at a greater risk for opioid use disorder and opioid-related overdoses than those prescribed solely opioids, according to a study by Epic Research.
“It is common to see these medications used together for patients with conditions that cause chronic pain, so this correlation was concerning,” a representative of Epic Research, a Wisconsin-based company that analyzes health trends based on electronic health records, told Healio.
Previous research has suggested that combinations of gabapentin and opioids were associated with an increased