Association of Naloxone Coprescription Laws With Naloxone Prescription Dispensing in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To mitigate the opioid overdose crisis, states have implemented a variety of legal interventions aimed at increasing access to the opioid antagonist naloxone. Recently, Virginia and Vermont mandated the coprescription of naloxone for potentially at-risk patients.

Objective

To assess the association between naloxone coprescription legal mandates and naloxone dispensing in retail pharmacies.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a population-based, state-level cohort study. The sample included all prescriptions dispensed for naloxone in the retail pharmacy setting contained in IQVIA's national prescription audit, which represents 90% of all retail pharmacies in the United States. The unit of observation was state-month and the study period was January 1,

SUBMITTER: Sohn M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593960 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature