{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Prescriptions of opioid-containing drugs in patients with chronic cough.
{Author}: Weiner M;Liu Z;Schelfhout J;Dexter P;Roberts AR;Griffith A;Bali V;Weaver J;
{Journal}: Ther Adv Respir Dis
{Volume}: 18
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024 Jan-Dec
{Factor}: 5.158
{DOI}: 10.1177/17534666241259373
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Chronic cough (CC) affects about 10% of adults, but opioid use in CC is not well understood.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To determine the use of opioid-containing cough suppressant (OCCS) prescriptions in patients with CC using electronic health records.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Retrospective cohort study.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Through retrospective analysis of Midwestern U.S. electronic health records, diagnoses, prescriptions, and natural language processing identified CC - at least three medical encounters with cough, with 56-120 days between first and last encounter - and a 'non-chronic cohort'. Student's t-test, Pearson's chi-square, and zero-inflated Poisson models were used.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>About 20% of 23,210 patients with CC were prescribed OCCS; odds of an OCCS prescription were twice as great in CC. In CC, OCCS drugs were ordered in 38% with Medicaid insurance and 15% with commercial insurance.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Findings identify an important role for opioids in CC, and opportunity to learn more about the drugs' effectiveness.