Characterizing the Variation of Alcohol Cessation Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) imposes a high mortality and economic burden. Effective treatment is available, though underutilized.

Objective

Describe trends in AUD pharmacotherapy, variation in prescribing, and associated patient factors.

Design

Retrospective cohort using electronic health records from 2010 to 2019.

Participants

Primary care patients from 39 clinics in Ohio and Florida with diagnostic codes for alcohol dependence or abuse plus social history indicating alcohol use. PCPs in family or internal medicine with at least 20 AUD patients.

Main measures

Pharmacotherapy for AUD (naltrexone, acamprosate, and disulfiram), abstinence from alcohol, patient demographics, and comorbidities. Generalized linear mixed models were used to identify

SUBMITTER: Bernstein E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8298666 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature