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Editorial
. 2017 Aug 2:358:j3616.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3616.

Prescribing opioids and psychotropic drugs in pregnancy

Stephen W Patrick  1   2   3 , William O Cooper  1   2 , Matthew M Davis  4   5
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Editorial

Prescribing opioids and psychotropic drugs in pregnancy

Stephen W Patrick et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Increases in prescribing are a major concern

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and have no interests to declare.

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