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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 May 2;5(5):e2210724.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10724.

Effect of Mailing an At-home Disposal Kit on Unused Opioid Disposal After Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Anish K Agarwal  1   2   3 , Daniel Lee  2   4 , Zarina Ali  2   5 , Yaxin Wu  1 , Mary Coniglio  6 , Tanya Uritsky  6 , M Kit Delgado  1   2   3   7
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Mailing an At-home Disposal Kit on Unused Opioid Disposal After Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Anish K Agarwal et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jun 1;6(6):e2319834. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.19834. JAMA Netw Open. 2023. PMID: 37279004 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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This randomized clinical trial tests the effect of a mailed, at-home disposal kit on disposal rates of unused opioids after surgery.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Agarwal reported receiving grants from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics during the conduct of the study. Dr Uritsky reported receiving a stipend for serving on the advisory board of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc outside the submitted work. Dr Delgado reported receiving grants from the FDA, the National Institutes of Health, and Abramson Family Foundation during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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