INFORMER
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Winter 2023/2024

Beyond Opioids: Drugs of Concern in Workers’ Compensation

References

  1. NCCI. Inflation and Workers Compensation Medical Costs—Prescription Drugs. March 28, 2023 https://www.ncci.com/SecureDocuments/AES_Content/Medical_Dilemma_Rx.html
  2. Thumula, V. et. al. Interstate Variations and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments: 2018Q1 – 2021Q1. Workers’ Compensation Research Institute. June 2022. https://www.wcrinet.org/reports/interstate-variation-and-trends-in-workers-compensation-drug-payments-2018q1-to-2021q1a-wcri-flashreport
  3. National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety. Opioids in the Workplace: US Opioid Dispensing Maps. November 10, 2021. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/opioids/data.html
  4. Thumula, V. et. al. Interstate Variations and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments: 2018Q1 – 2021Q1. Workers’ Compensation Research Institute. June 2022. https://www.wcrinet.org/reports/interstate-variation-and-trends-in-workers-compensation-drug-payments-2018q1-to-2021q1a-wcri-flashreport
  5. Hales, C.M. et.al.. Prescription Drug Use Among Adults Aged 40–79 in the United States and Canada. August 2019. National Center for Health Statistics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db347.htm
  6. Elwell, V. Polypharmacy: A Hidden Epidemic for Seniors. UCI Health. June 1, 2022. https://www.ucihealth.org/blog/2022/06/polypharmacy#:~:text=Sobering%20statistics&text=Patients%20who%20take%20five%20to,leading%20cause%20of%20U.S.%20deaths.
  7. Elwell, V. Polypharmacy: A Hidden Epidemic for Seniors. UCI Health. June 1, 2022. https://www.ucihealth.org/blog/2022/06/polypharmacy#:~:text=Sobering%20statistics&text=Patients%20who%20take%20five%20to,leading%20cause%20of%20U.S.%20deaths.

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