The impact of opioid prescribing guidelines on opioid dispensation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Jihoon Lim, Parker Tope, Maximilian Schaefer, Isaiah Williams, Imen Farhat, Andrea Benedetti, Dimitra Panagiotoglou · 2026
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Description
Prescribing guidelines aim to trim opioid use, and a 2026 systematic review by Jihoon Lim measures whether they actually do. The review and meta-analysis gathers studies of opioid prescribing guidelines for adults, focusing on chronic noncancer pain, and pools their effects on use prevalence, dosage, and treatment duration.
From 190 records found in four databases, seventy-one studies entered the meta-analysis. After guidelines took effect, opioid dose per person and prescription duration fell year by year among chronic pain patients in the pooled estimates. Declines also appeared in the general population and in cancer and acute pain groups, showing effects spilling beyond the intended audience.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jihoon Lim, Parker Tope, Maximilian Schaefer, Isaiah Williams, Imen Farhat, Andrea Benedetti, Dimitra Panagiotoglou |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |