Increase in naloxone prescriptions dispensed in US retail pharmacies since 2013

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 689-690

  Jones, Christopher M ^a   Lurie, Peter G ^b   Compton, Wilson M ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PHARMACIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961618490     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303062     Document Type: Article

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