Association of Daily Doses of Buprenorphine With Urgent Health Care Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Higher buprenorphine doses may benefit the increasing number of individuals using fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, but there is little empirical evidence on the efficacy of such higher doses.

Objective

To examine the association between higher buprenorphine doses (above 16 mg and 24 mg) and subsequent emergency department (ED) or inpatient service use among patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study was a retrospective analysis of health data from Optum's deidentified Clinformatics Data Mart Database from 2016 to 2021 for commercially insured individuals aged 18 years or older diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD). Eligible participants initiated buprenorphine after at least 90 days of e

SUBMITTER: Axeen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11425142 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature