Effect of Drug Disposal Bag Provision on Proper Disposal of Unused Opioids by Families of Pediatric Surgical Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although opioids are an important component of pain management for children recovering from surgery, postoperative opioid prescribing has contributed to the current opioid crisis in the United States because these medications are often prescribed in excess and are rarely properly disposed. One potential strategy to combat opioid misuse is to remove excess postoperative opioids from circulation by providing patients with drug disposal products that enable safe disposal of opioids in the home garbage.

Objective

To determine whether the provision of a drug disposal bag increases proper opioid disposal among the families of pediatric patients undergoing ambulatory surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial enrolled 202 parents or

SUBMITTER: Lawrence AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593625 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature