Few patients who might benefit from medications to treat an addiction to opioids receive them. Treatment programs may be inconvenient or may not have openings. One possible remedy is having pharmacists help out. A pilot program finds pharmacy-based treatment can be effective and safe.
A new study from the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine found distribution of the addiction-curbing drug buprenorphine in Pennsylvania increased by 217% over the last decade.
Researchers say some rural towns, such as Somerset, saw an 885% increase from 2010 to 2020. Meanwhile, in urban Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the jump was more modest.
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