Primary care

Revealed: the huge growth in long-term prescription of strong painkillers

By 2023-08-18T03:53:00

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Almost 180,000 patients have been prescribed strong painkillers every month for two years, a rise of over a third compared to levels recorded just before the pandemic, data obtained by HSJ shows.

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