Gabapentin and Opioid Prescribing Trends among Adolescents Undergoing Common Procedures: A National Retrospective Cohort Study

Key Points

• The study aims to analyze trends in gabapentin and opioid prescriptions among adolescents following common procedures.
• Examine gabapentin dispensing trends over time
• Analyze opioid co-prescription patterns
• Investigate refill prescription rates for opioids
• Assess postoperative pain management practices
• Gabapentin dispensing increased significantly throughout the study period
• Over one-third of adolescents received a refill prescription for gabapentin
• Co-prescription of opioids did not reduce the quantity of initial opioid prescriptions
• Many adolescents received opioids even when postoperative pain management was unlikely to require them

Abstract