Trends in Naloxone Dispensing From Retail Pharmacies in the US

S Michaela Rikard; Andrea E Strahan; Lyna Z Schieber; Gery P Guy Jr

doi:10.1001/jama.2024.8323

Trends in Naloxone Dispensing From Retail Pharmacies in the US

JAMA. 2024 Jul 9;332(2):165-167. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.8323.

Authors

S Michaela Rikard¹, Andrea E Strahan¹, Lyna Z Schieber¹, Gery P Guy Jr¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Overdose Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines trends in naloxone dispensing by US retail pharmacies from 2019 to 2023, including prescriber specialty and product brand.

MeSH terms

Drug Overdose / prevention & control
Humans
Naloxone* / supply & distribution
Naloxone* / therapeutic use
Narcotic Antagonists* / supply & distribution
Narcotic Antagonists* / therapeutic use
Pharmacies*
United States

Substances

Narcotic Antagonists
Naloxone