Prescribing of extended release buprenorphine injection for Medicaid beneficiaries, 2018–2022
The number of extended release buprenorphine injection prescriptions among US Medicaid beneficiaries treated for opioid use disorder increased from over 4000 prescriptions in 2018 to over 185 000 in 2022 but uptake is much less than observed in other countries over shorter time periods.
Authors
- Chelsea L. Shover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-4101)
- Rachael K. Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-6918)
- Kara E. Rudolph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9417-7960)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16652
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.26
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Drug Abuse