Trends In The Availability Of Buprenorphine At US Retail Pharmacies, 2017–23
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.
Authors
- Jenny S. Guadamuz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2312-4140)
- Dima M. Qato
- Sarah Axeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1538-0013)
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Southern States University (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Affairs
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2025.00349
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88