Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on methadone and buprenorphine prescriptions in England primary cares: an interrupted time series analysis
The COVID-19 lockdown limited the prescribing of methadone and increased the prescribing of buprenorphine in England. Further studies should adopt individual patient data to investigate the potential reasons for limiting the prescribing of methadone.
Authors
- Yung-Yeh Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3537-5984)
- Li‐Chia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6158-6645)
- Teng‐Chou Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9491-0421)
- Wan-Chuen Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0757-5432)
Institutions
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- National Taipei University of Business (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Harm Reduction Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01354-1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00