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. 2021 May 14;2(5):e210393.
doi: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.0393. eCollection 2021 May.

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

Ashley L O'Donoghue  1 , Nayantara Biswas  2 , Tenzin Dechen  1 , Timothy S Anderson  1   3 , Noa Talmor  1 , Atulita Punnamaraju  1 , Jennifer P Stevens  1   4
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Trends in Filled Naloxone Prescriptions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Ashley L O'Donoghue et al. JAMA Health Forum. .

Abstract

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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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr O’Donoghue reported financial support from Google.org (unrestricted philanthropic funds) during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Trends in the Weekly Number of Individuals Filling Naloxone Prescriptions, Opioid Prescriptions, and All Prescriptions
Trends in the weekly number of individuals filling naloxone prescriptions vs opioid prescriptions vs all prescriptions are from Symphony Health pharmacy claims data from May 13, 2019, to December 20, 2020. The y axis measures individuals filling naloxone prescriptions, individuals filling opioid prescriptions (measured in thousands), and individuals filling any prescriptions (measured in tens of thousands).
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