Prescribing of extended release buprenorphine injection for Medicaid beneficiaries, 2018-2022.
Rachael K RossKara E RudolphChelsea L ShoverPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2024)
The number of extended release buprenorphine injection prescriptions among US Medicaid beneficiaries treated for opioid use disorder increased from over 4000 prescriptions in 2018 to over 185 000 in 2022 but uptake is much less than observed in other countries over shorter time periods.