When Prescribing Isn’t Enough — Pharmacy-Level Barriers to Buprenorphine Access
Hannah L. F. Cooper, David H. Cloud, April M. Young, Patricia R. Freeman
Abstract
Interview with Dr. Justin Berk on starting patients recently released from incarceration on treatment for opioid use disorder. (10:59)Download Federal and state initiatives designed to increase access to buprenorphine have focused nearly exclusively on physicians and other prescribers. Yet their success depends entirely on whether pharmacists dispense buprenorphine to patients who present with a prescription.
Topics & Concepts
BuprenorphineMedicinePharmacyOpioid use disorderMedical prescriptionFamily medicineOpiate Substitution TreatmentDownloadOpioidNursingInternal medicineWorld Wide WebReceptorComputer scienceOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesAntibiotic Use and Resistance