Naloxone Prescribing Among Long-Term Opioid-Prescribed Patients: Disparities and Opportunities
Despite recommendations that high-risk opioid-prescribed patients receive naloxone prescriptions, only a fraction are in receipt. There is variation among patient populations in co-prescribing, leaving opportunities to improve universal precautions that include naloxone co-prescribing to all high-risk patients for OIRD.
Authors
- Gabriel A. Brat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3928-5931)
- Fern J. Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9775-0945)
- Brian K. Yorkgitis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8947-3370)
- Ira Harmon
- Azad Khan
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.82180
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00