Integration of an Opioid Dispensing, Monitoring, and Disposal Platform With a Hospital Pharmacy to Reduce Opioid Use by Discharged Emergency Department Patients
Addinex Technologies, Inc.
Summary
The goal of this study is to analyze the use of the Addinex system for opioid dispensing after ambulatory care to determine whether it will reduce opioid consumption, increase pill disposal, show variables that may predict opioid consumption, and determine whether this intervention is acceptable to patients.
Description
Prescription opioids remain a popular drug class with 143 million (M) opioid prescriptions written in 2020. In that same year, 8.7 million people (2.6% of the US population) misused prescription pain relievers, and overdose deaths from opioids continue to rise to 83,695 in 2022. Across six studies, 67% to 92% of patients prescribed opioids reported unused pills. In 2017, patients were prescribed 3.3 billion excess pills, yet no more than 9% of patients properly disposed of their unused opioids. Despite attempts to reduce overprescribing, increase disposal, and decrease diversion, these issues…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 6+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Ages six years and older * Ability to swallow pills * Isolated bone fracture * Planned to receive opioids in the post-treatment period * Not taking opioids daily prior to the procedure * English or Spanish-speaking * Able to give informed consent or a parent that can give informed consent * Ownership of and comfort using apps on a smartphone with compatible operating system * WIFI or cellular access * Patient not admitted to hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Recent opioid use (last 30 days or 2 or more prescriptions in the past 3 months * Impaired decisional capacity * In…
Interventions
- DeviceAddinex
Medication dispensing system to control and monitor opioid use
- DeviceStandard Pill Bottle
Access and use of opioids in a standard pill bottle.
Location
- Rhode Island Hospital/LifespanProvidence, Rhode Island