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Trends In The Availability Of Buprenorphine At US Retail Pharmacies, 2017–23

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: From 2017 to 2023, the percentage of US pharmacies regularly dispensing buprenorphine increased from 33 percent to 39 percent. Buprenorphine availability varied substantially across states, counties, and neighborhoods, with pharmacies in low-income, Black, or Latinx neighborhoods persistently less likely to regularly dispense buprenorphine than pharmacies in other neighborhoods.

Source: Health Affairs

DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00349

Authors: Jenny S. Guadamuz, Sarah Axeen, Dima Mazen Qato

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California

Language: English

Topic: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4413920776

FWCI: 0.849

Cites: 6

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10