Changes in Waivered Clinicians Prescribing Buprenorphine and Prescription Volume by Patient Limit
Qian Luo, Clese Erikson
Abstract
This study uses data from a Drug Enforcement Administration list of Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA)–waivered clinicians to examine trends in DATA-waivered clinicians’ active participation in prescribing buprenorphine overall and by patient limits between January 2017 and May 2021.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineBuprenorphineAddictionMedical prescriptionDrugFamily medicineIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyOpioidPsychiatryPharmacologyInternal medicineReceptorOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk