08-09-2017, 12:34 PM
(08-09-2017, 12:13 PM)Millhouse Wrote: I saw a study done by Princeton researchers of opiod prescriptions written from 2006-2014. Basically "Economics professors Molly Schnell and Janet Currie, the co-authors of the study, discovered that physicians who attended top medical schools wrote significantly fewer opioid prescriptions than those who completed their initial training at lower ranked schools. Further, between 2006 and 2014, nearly half of all opioids prescribed by doctors were issued by general practitioners."
Pretty interesting that there could be a correlation between where a doctor went to school and the number of opiods he/she may prescribe.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-08-08/doctors-from-top-medical-schools-less-likely-to-prescribe-opioids-princeton-study-finds
General practitioners or family practice doctors have a different disposition than say an orthopedic surgeon. In general, I've found them to be more friendly and probably more willing to please their patients or meet their expectations. Some providers have a hard time saying no and want to avoid confrontations. Some of it is dictated by financial pressuevev n though it shouldn't be. Also, some probidersvwrite prescriptions because it is easier to write a prescription they don't need them explain why they don't need it which is wrong, also. The last two deal more with antibiotics than pain meds.
