Did the 2021 federal change in the practice guidelines for the administration of buprenorphine for treating opioid use disorder increase buprenorphine prescription dispensing in Medicaid population?

CONCLUSIONS: Decrease in number of buprenorphine prescriptions in Medicaid population was observed in 2021.SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Our findings support the hypothesis generation in which the removal of X-waiver training alone is not adequate to increase prescribing and access to OUD treatment buprenorphine.PMID:38069608 | DOI:10.1111/ajad.13505
Source: The American Journal on Addictions - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research