Availability of medications for opioid use disorder in outpatient and inpatient pharmacies in South Florida: a secret shopper survey.
Alina SyrosMaria G RodriguezAndrew C RennickGrace A DimaAlexander R GibsteinLauren de la ParteMatthew G HermenauKatrina J CiraldoTeresa A ChuengHansel E TookesTyler S BartholomewDavid Phillip SerotaPublished in: Addiction science & clinical practice (2022)
The results of this study highlight significant pharmacy-related barriers to comprehensive OUD treatment across the healthcare system including both acute care hospital pharmacies and outpatient community pharmacies. Despite efforts to increase the number of MOUD providers, there still remain downstream obstacles to MOUD access.