EE265 Excess Out-of-Pocket Expenditures and Burden of Prescription Opioid Use Among Older Cancer Survivors with Non-Cancer Chronic Pain Conditions (NCPC)

R Safarudin,T Lemasters,A Kamran,G Higa,U Sambamoorthi

doi:10.1016/j.jval.2023.03.566

EE265 Excess Out-of-Pocket Expenditures and Burden of Prescription Opioid Use Among Older Cancer Survivors with Non-Cancer Chronic Pain Conditions (NCPC)

R Safarudin, T Lemasters + Show 3 more

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2023.03.566

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Journal: Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Publication Date: Jun 1, 2023

Affiliation: West Virginia University, University of North Texas Health Science Center

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Opioids are needed for managing cancer-related pain. However, cancer survivors may experience substantial out-of-pocket spending because opioid use may trigger additional healthcare utilization to manage the opioids’ side and adverse effects. This study aims to estimate the excess out-of-pocket expenditures and out-of-pocket burden of prescription opioid use among older adults with any NCPC and cancer.

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