Unfilled prescriptions: Surveying patients' experiences with buprenorphine treatment in Massachusetts before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joseph A RosanskyMark AlbaneseJoshua PhillipsZev Schuman-OlivierPublished in: The American journal on addictions (2023)
This is the first investigation to report unfilled prescriptions during the pandemic and an association with opioid use. Unfilled prescriptions may contribute to relapse and partially explain increased overdose deaths during COVID-19.