Buprenorphine dispensing in pharmacies down in recent years

Buprenorphine dispensing in pharmacies rose from 2019 to 2021, particularly in rural areas, before decreasing over the next 4 years, data in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report show.According to Gery P. Guy Jr., PhD, a health scientist at CDC, and colleagues, there were 54,045 deaths involving opioids in 2024, and an estimated 4.8 million people had opioid use disorder (OUD). However,