Trends in Pain Medication Initiation Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, 2014-2018

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2035632. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35632.

Abstract

This cohort study assesses trends in the rates of initiation of pain medication among patients with newly diagnosed diabetic peripheral neuropathy and the types of pain medication prescribed from 2014 to 2018.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / therapeutic use*
  • Arizona
  • Diabetic Neuropathies / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Florida
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Minnesota
  • Pain Management / trends*
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / trends*
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Analgesics