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An analysis published in JMCP found that patients in the North Carolina Medicaid program continued to receive opioids and benzodiazepines concurrently despite known risks. Read the results and recommendations that may benefit this and other Medicaid populations.

A retrospective claims analysis in JMCP found that patients who received an outpatient opioid prescription following surgery had significantly increased health care utilization and costs for the following year.

A retrospective claims analysis in JMCP found that patients who received an outpatient opioid prescription following surgery had significantly increased health care utilization and costs for the following year.

The benefits of extended release opioid agonists and antagonists in the highly personalized space of opioid use disorder treatment are described in this JMCP article by the CMO of Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers, Pathway Healthcare.