Primary care engagement is associated with increased pharmacotherapy prescribing for alcohol use disorder (AUD).

CONCLUSIONS: The percentage of AUD patients prescribed AUD pharmacotherapy was low; however, primary care engagement was associated with a higher, but modest, probability of receiving a prescription. Efforts to increase primary care engagement among patients with AUD may translate into increased AUD pharmacotherapy prescribing; however, strategies to increase prescribing across health care settings are needed. PMID: 31039820 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31039820?dopt=Abstract

Source: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice - April 30, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Joudrey PJ, Kladney M, Cunningham CO, Bachhuber MA Tags: Addict Sci Clin Pract Source Type: research