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Thompson J. Marked regional variations identified in primary care opioid prescribing. Practitioner April 2018;262(1814):8-9

Marked regional variations identified in primary care opioid prescribing

23 Apr 2018Registered users

Opioid prescribing rates are increasing and show notable geographical variations across England. They are highest in the North and in areas of social deprivation, a study on primary care prescribing has shown. Virtually all the low prescribing areas were in the south of England and nine of the ten highest prescribing areas were northern clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).

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