Original research
par
Larochelle, Marc R. et al
Date de publication
2023
Géographie
USA
Langue de la ressource
English
Texte disponible en version intégrale
Non
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Non
Évalué par des pairs
Yes
L’objectif
We calculated the number of prescribers and number of prescriptions for opioid and buprenorphine by specialty and year.
Constatations/points à retenir
Across most specialties we identified a contraction in the number of opioid prescriptions dispensed and opioid prescribers and an expansion in the number of buprenorphine prescriptions dispensed. Among high-volume opioid prescribing specialties, the largest decrease in opioid prescribers was 32% among Pain Medicine clinicians. By 2021, Advanced Practice Practitioners overtook Primary Care clinicians as the highest volume buprenorphine prescribers.
La conception ou méthodologie de recherche
Data from the IQVIA Longitudinal Prescription database for January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2021.
Mots clés
About prescribers
Substitution/OAT
Transitions in care/treatment
