201
Participants
Start Date
March 26, 2018
Primary Completion Date
March 23, 2020
Study Completion Date
July 8, 2020
Group 1-Knee Arthroscopy
Will have all of their post-operative prescriptions sent down to the pharmacy on the day of surgery to be collected.
Group 2-Knee Arthroscopy
Will have all prescriptions sent to pharmacy with the exception of an opiate prescription. Instead, they will be handed a physical paper prescription. They will be instructed to only fill the prescription if absolutely needed.
Group 1-ACL reconstruction
Will be prescribed 60 opiate tablets in addition to other routine post-operative pain medication regimens.
Group 2-ACL reconstruction
Will be prescribed 30 opiate tablets in addition to other routine post-operative pain medication regimens.
Northwestern Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago
Northwestern University
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