Pain Medication Administered and Prescribed to Patients With an Ankle Sprain Treated in an Emergency Department: A Record-Based Cohort Study.

Introduction: Recent data indicate that patients treated in the emergency department for an ankle sprain receive multiple medications. However, research has not been able to accurately identify all the medications because of study limitations. The primary purpose of this study was to document the type of medication, number of doses, and number of encounters given a prescription at discharge or instructions to take over-the-counter medication.