Factors in rural community buprenorphine dispensing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are pharmacy-related barriers to the dispensing of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorders. These include pharmacists' moral objections and mistrust of treatment regimens; the perception of a limit on the amount of buprenorphine able to be ordered and dispensed; stigma and concerns about diversion; and knowledge and communication gaps.

Objectives

To document pharmacy stakeholders' awareness and interpretation of regulatory policies that may impact rural community pharmacists' willingness and ability to dispense buprenorphine. To identify factors that affect rural community pharmacists' willingness and ability to dispense buprenorphine in Appalachian North Carolina.

Methods

Qualitative analysis and thematic coding of phone interviews wi

SUBMITTER: Major EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9871294 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature