Data from a recent study indicate opioids are overprescribed after urologic procedures, despite an effort to reduce the overprescription of the potentially habit-forming drugs.
The study used an automated text messaging platform to collect consenting patient-reported pain intensity, ability to manage pain and opioid use after a urologic procedure (Urology 2022;170:83-90. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2022.07.059). Opioid use was measured in oxycodone 5-mg tablet equivalents, and data were collected