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Opioid Prescribing Trends After Guidelines

Large US data set tracks postoperative analgesic use over a decade.

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    Study analyzed 25,076 patients undergoing parotidectomy.

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    Postoperative opioid prescribing decreased immediately by 7.44%.

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    Nonopioid prescribing increased by 3.73% right after guideline publication.

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    Continued monitoring showed ongoing trends every three months.

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    Study employed interrupted time series analysis.

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    Excluded patients with free flap reconstruction.

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    Limitations included missing over-the-counter medication usage data.

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    No conflicts of interest were reported by authors.

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Opioid Prescribing Trends After Guidelines

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • March 27, 2026

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