Naloxone prescriptions following emergency department encounters for opioid use disorder, overdose, or withdrawal.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the rate at which commercially-insured patients fill prescriptions for naloxone after an opioid-related ED encounter as well as patient characteristics associated with obtaining naloxone.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study of adult patients discharged from the ED following treatment for an opioid-related condition from 2016 to 2018 using a commercial insurance claims database (Optum Clinformatics® Data Mart). The primary outcome was a pharmacy claim for naloxone in the 30 days following the ED encounter. A multivariable logistic regression model examined the association of patient characteristics with filled naloxone prescriptions, and predictive margins were used to report adjusted probabilities with 95% confidence intervals.

Results

SUBMITTER: Kilaru AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8608552 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature