Case Study
Medication Review: Inappropriate Narcotic Use Uncovers Patient Risk
Clinical Case Study Medication Review Inappropriate narcotic use uncovers patient risk. Case Synopsis A patient with a history of low back pain and lumbar degenerative disc disease sustained a hip injury in the workplace after lifting a box. The patient was seen by a spine surgeon that recommended lumbar epidural steroid injections and conservative pain management. Instead, the patient’s primary care doctor prescribed several short-acting nar