Rates and Costs of Dispensing Naloxone to Patients at High Risk for Opioid Overdose in the United States, 2014 –2018

ConclusionsRates of dispensing naloxone to high risk patients were extremely low, and prescription costs varied greatly. Since improving naloxone ’s affordability may increase access, whether naloxone’s high cost is associated with low dispensing rates should be evaluated.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40264-020-00923-6

Source: Drug Safety - March 15, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research