Prescription of oxycodone versus codeine after childbirth and risk of persistent opioid use: a population-based cohort study
Abstract Background: Oxycodone is increasingly prescribed for postpartum analgesia in lieu of codeine owing to concerns regarding the neonatal safety of codeine during lactation. We examined whether initiation of oxycodone after delivery was associated with an increased risk of persistent opioid use relative to initiation of codeine. Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study of … Read more