Evolution of doctor shopping for oxycodone in the 67 million inhabitants in France as a proxy for potential misuse or abuse

• Published in: Pain (Amsterdam) Vol. 162; no. 3; pp. 770 - 777
• Main Authors: Soeiro, Thomas, Pradel, Vincent, Lapeyre-Mestre, Maryse, Micallef, Joëlle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 01.03.2021; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Cognitive science; Neuroscience

This nationwide study aimed to compare use of oxycodone and doctor shopping for oxycodone in 2010 and 2016, and to quantify doctor shopping for oxycodone by sex, age, formulation, and dosage in 2010 and 2016. This study is a cross-sectional comparative analysis of doctor shopping based on all dispen...