Concomitant Use of Gabapentinoids with Opioids Is Associated with Increased Mortality and Morbidity among Dialysis Patients.
Adult
Aged
Analgesics, Opioid
/ therapeutic use
Cause of Death
Drug Prescriptions
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
Gabapentin
/ analogs & derivatives
Hospitalization
/ statistics & numerical data
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic
/ complications
Male
Middle Aged
Pain
/ drug therapy
Polypharmacy
Pregabalin
/ therapeutic use
Registries
/ statistics & numerical data
Renal Dialysis
/ adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
/ statistics & numerical data
United States
/ epidemiology
Young Adult
Dialysis
Mortality
Outcomes
Journal
American journal of nephrology
ISSN: 1421-9670
Titre abrégé: Am J Nephrol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 8109361
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
04
02
2020
accepted:
03
04
2020
pubmed:
20
5
2020
medline:
20
7
2021
entrez:
20
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The opioid epidemic is a public health emergency and appropriate medication prescription for pain remains challenging. Physicians have increasingly prescribed gabapentinoids for pain despite limited evidence supporting their use. We determined the prevalence of concomitant gabapentinoid and opioid prescriptions and evaluated their associations with outcomes among dialysis patients. We used the United States Renal Data System to identify patients treated with dialysis with Part A, B, and D coverage for all of 2010. Patients were grouped into 4 categories of drugs exposure status in 2010: (1) no prescriptions of either an opioid or gabapentinoid, (2) ≥1 prescription of an opioid and no prescriptions of gabapentinoids, (3) no prescriptions of an opioid and ≥1 prescription of gabapenbtinoids, (4) ≥1 prescription of both an opioid and gabapentinoid. Outcomes included 2-year all-cause death, dialysis discontinuation, and hospitalizations assessed in 2011 and 2012. The study population included 153,758 dialysis patients. Concomitant prescription of an opioid and gabapentin (15%) was more common than concomitant prescription of an opioid and pregabalin (4%). In adjusted analyses, concomitant prescription of an opioid and gabapentin compared to no prescription of either was associated with increased risk of death (hazard ratio [HR] 1.16, 95% CI 1.12-1.19), dialysis discontinuation (HR 1.14, 95% CI 1.03-1.27), and hospitalization (HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.31-1.36). Concomitant prescription of an opioid and pregabalin compared to no prescription of either was associated with increased mortality (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.16-1.28) and hospitalization (HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.33-1.41), but not dialysis discontinuation (HR 1.13, 95% CI 0.95-1.35). Prescription of opioids and gabepentinoids compared to only being prescribed opioids was associated with higher risk of hospitalizations, but not mortality, or dialysis discontinuation. Concomitant prescription of opioids and gabapentinoids among US dialysis patients is common, and both drugs have independent effects on outcomes. Future research should prospectively investigate the potential harms of such drugs and identify safer alternatives for treatment of pain in end-stage renal disease patients.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The opioid epidemic is a public health emergency and appropriate medication prescription for pain remains challenging. Physicians have increasingly prescribed gabapentinoids for pain despite limited evidence supporting their use. We determined the prevalence of concomitant gabapentinoid and opioid prescriptions and evaluated their associations with outcomes among dialysis patients.
METHODS
We used the United States Renal Data System to identify patients treated with dialysis with Part A, B, and D coverage for all of 2010. Patients were grouped into 4 categories of drugs exposure status in 2010: (1) no prescriptions of either an opioid or gabapentinoid, (2) ≥1 prescription of an opioid and no prescriptions of gabapentinoids, (3) no prescriptions of an opioid and ≥1 prescription of gabapenbtinoids, (4) ≥1 prescription of both an opioid and gabapentinoid. Outcomes included 2-year all-cause death, dialysis discontinuation, and hospitalizations assessed in 2011 and 2012.
RESULTS
The study population included 153,758 dialysis patients. Concomitant prescription of an opioid and gabapentin (15%) was more common than concomitant prescription of an opioid and pregabalin (4%). In adjusted analyses, concomitant prescription of an opioid and gabapentin compared to no prescription of either was associated with increased risk of death (hazard ratio [HR] 1.16, 95% CI 1.12-1.19), dialysis discontinuation (HR 1.14, 95% CI 1.03-1.27), and hospitalization (HR 1.33, 95% CI 1.31-1.36). Concomitant prescription of an opioid and pregabalin compared to no prescription of either was associated with increased mortality (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.16-1.28) and hospitalization (HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.33-1.41), but not dialysis discontinuation (HR 1.13, 95% CI 0.95-1.35). Prescription of opioids and gabepentinoids compared to only being prescribed opioids was associated with higher risk of hospitalizations, but not mortality, or dialysis discontinuation.
CONCLUSIONS
Concomitant prescription of opioids and gabapentinoids among US dialysis patients is common, and both drugs have independent effects on outcomes. Future research should prospectively investigate the potential harms of such drugs and identify safer alternatives for treatment of pain in end-stage renal disease patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32428902
pii: 000507725
doi: 10.1159/000507725
doi:
Substances chimiques
Analgesics, Opioid
0
Pregabalin
55JG375S6M
Gabapentin
6CW7F3G59X
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
424-432Subventions
Organisme : NIDDK NIH HHS
ID : HHSN275201700074U
Pays : United States
Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
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