Trends in Utilization of Prescribed Controlled Substances in US Commercially Insured Adults, 2004-2019

JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Jul 1;180(7):1006-1008. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0989.

Abstract

This study examines the most commonly dispensed categories and individual substances of all prescribed controlled substances, including stimulants, benzodiazepines, and depressants, among US commercially insured adults.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Controlled Substances*
  • Drug Utilization / trends*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Medicare / statistics & numerical data*
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Controlled Substances