
Osteoarthritis
The Impact of Bio-fermentation Derived Hyaluronic Acid on Pain Medication and Corticosteroid Use
Changes in Prescription Pain Medication and Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Utilization after Intra-Articular Bio-fermentation Derived Hyaluronic Acid Use in Patients Undergoing Multimodal Pain Management
Commercial and Medicare Supplemental claims data was queried and identified patients with 13,999 patients with knee osteoarthritis who had utilized bio-fermentation derived high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (Bio-HA) as a part of multimodal therapy (any combination of corticosteroid injection, opioids and non-opioid pain medications). The primary outcome of interest was multimodal therapy utilization before and after Bio-HA injections. The number of opioid prescriptions filled decreased significantly after Bio-HA injections. Of patients who continued to fill opioid prescriptions, the number of prescriptions per month decreased significantly. Similarly, the number of 'opioid days' supplied decreased after Bio-HA injections and the number of prescription pain medication-free days increased. Patients underwent intra-articular corticosteroid injections following Bio-HA injections.
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