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Barriers to Buprenorphine Dispensing by Medicaid-Participating Community Retail Pharmacies

Description
Analyzes rates at which pharmacies dispensing opioids also dispensed buprenorphine, utilizing 2016-2019 Medicaid claims data. Includes year-by-year comparisons of clinics by patient volume and rural or urban location.
Author(s)
Patricia R. Freeman, Lindsey R. Hammerslag, Katherine A. Ahrens, et al.
Citation
JAMA Health Forum, 5(5), e241077
Date
05/2024
Type
Document
Tagged as
Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data