- Presented at ASHP Midyear 2013
- Benjamin Stevens, PharmD (Class of 2013), Jayne Pawasauskas, PharmD, BCPS (1,2) Rouba Youssef, MA (3) and Michelle Kelley, PharmD (2)
Research
- In August of 2012 The Joint Commission released a sentinel event alert which highlighted the problem of opioid related over sedation and respiratory depression among inpatient populations.
- Identified risk factors that have been shown to be related to these adverse reactions
- The objective of this study was to determine the influence of these various risk factors in patients who are on opioid medications.
Related People: Jayne Pawasauskas
(1) The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Kingston, RI
(2) Kent Hospital Department of Pharmacy, Warwick, RI
(3) The University of Rhode Island Department of Psychology , Kingston, RI