Patterns of storage, use, and disposal of prescription opioids by parents of children with cancer
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Oct 27, 2019
Madden K, et al. - Researchers performed a prospective cross-sectional survey of parents whose children were prescribed opioids in order to determine their practices regarding storage, use, and disposal of opioids prescribed to their child with cancer-related pain. Opioids were not stored safely by most parents (95 of 106; 90%). The child's opioid pain medication was offered to someone else with pain by six of 106 parents (6%), and there were three of 106 parents (3%) who themselves took some of their child's opioid. They recognized a minority of parents (22 of 106; 21%) who did not use opioids safely in their child. They identified no safe disposal of opioids in a small number of parents (3 of 22; 14%). They recommend the adoption of universal education concerning the safe use and disposal of opioids when prescribing opioids. They emphasize pediatricians to remain watchfulness regarding the nonmedical use of prescription opioid use by parents of children.
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