Trends in Outpatient Buprenorphine Prescribing for Chronic Pain: A Retrospective Analysis Over 18 Months
The findings demonstrate a steady increase in buprenorphine prescribing for chronic pain in the outpatient setting, while long-acting opioid prescriptions exhibited a slight decline in the later periods. The proportion of buprenorphine prescriptions relative to long-acting opioids increased over time, suggesting growing acceptance of buprenorphine as a safer alternative for chronic pain management. Further research is needed to explore the factors driving these prescribing patterns and the long-term clinical outcomes associated with buprenorphine use in chronic pain management.
Authors
- Farnad Imani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0814-0772)
- Omar Viswanath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-7037)
- Giustino Varrassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3822-2923)
- Ahish Chitneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5393-4569)
- Ivan Urits (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3652-6085)
- Jamal Hasoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8227-1864)
Institutions
- Creighton University (US)
- NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Cornell University (US)
- Fondazione Roma (IT)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- SouthCoast Health (US)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychopharmacology Bulletin
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64719/pb.4529
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76