Treating Opioid Use Disorder With Methadone in Pharmacies
In this economic evaluation of 2 pharmacy-based methadone business models, both models demonstrated positive ROI over 3 years. This finding suggests that increased access to methadone-a key step in reducing overdose deaths-can be profitable for community pharmacies. Changes to federal statutes or regulations may be needed, depending on the preferred model.
Authors
- Jeffrey Bratberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-5768)
- Sage R. Feltus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2020-4866)
- Maureen T. Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-0307)
- Cynthia A. Tschampl
- Elena Soranno
- Murray Dawson
- Traci C. Green
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Rhode Island (US)
- Rhode Island College (US)
- Brandeis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0703
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00