Trends in Filled Naloxone Prescriptions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.

O'Donoghue, Ashley L; Biswas, Nayantara; Dechen, Tenzin; Anderson, Timothy S; Talmor, Noa; Punnamaraju, Atulita; Stevens, Jennifer P

O'Donoghue, Ashley L; Biswas, Nayantara; Dechen, Tenzin; Anderson, Timothy S; Talmor, Noa; Punnamaraju, Atulita; Stevens, Jennifer P.

O'Donoghue AL; Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Biswas N; Department of Economics, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dechen T; Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Anderson TS; Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Talmor N; Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Punnamaraju A; Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stevens JP; Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

JAMA Health Forum ; 2(5): e210393, 2021 05.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1858061

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This cohort study analyzes the trends in filled naloxone prescriptions during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and compare these to opioid prescriptions and overall prescriptions.

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COVID-19 Drug Treatment; Naloxone; Cohort Studies; Humans; Naloxone/therapeutic use; Pandemics; Prescriptions; United States/epidemiology

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Drug Treatment / Naloxone Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: JAMA Health Forum Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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