Addressing the Escalating Problems That Patients Encounter When Filling Buprenorphine Prescriptions
This Viewpoint describes both the current barriers patients face when filling their prescriptions for buprenorphine at pharmacies and a list of proposed fixes requiring changes at the federal, state, insurance, and clinician level.
Authors
- J. Douglas Thornton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6017-7500)
- Erin L. Winstanley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3571-0259)
- A. M. H. Gray
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Martinsburg VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.3076
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17