The association of state policies and opioid analgesic amount dispensed from retail pharmacies.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

States have implemented multiple policies likely to influence opioid prescribing; few national general population studies examine those policies' effects on per-capita opioid morphine milligram equivalents (MME) dispensed.

Objective

To examine state policies' effects on opioids per-capita MMEs dispensed at retail pharmacies.

Design

A longitudinal study of associations between MME per capita and implementation of policy interventions at different times across states.

Setting

United States, 2006-2018 PATIENTS: Data representing approximately 90 % of prescriptions filled at retail pharmacies in the United States.

Interventions

States implementing (1) Pain management clinic laws, (2) operational Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP), (3) ma

SUBMITTER: Stein BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12569796 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature