Primary care physicians dispensed over 9 million opioid prescriptions in the U.S. in 2018 and around 133,612 naxolone prescriptions. Naxolone is used to block the effects of opioids and is used to treat opioid overdose.
Number of opioid and naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. in 2018, by prescriber specialty (per 100,000 population)*
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CDC, & MMWR. (August 9, 2019). Number of opioid and naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. in 2018, by prescriber specialty (per 100,000 population)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036773/opioid-and-naloxone-prescribing-number-us-by-prescriber-specialty/
CDC, und MMWR. "Number of opioid and naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. in 2018, by prescriber specialty (per 100,000 population)* ." Chart. August 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036773/opioid-and-naloxone-prescribing-number-us-by-prescriber-specialty/
CDC, MMWR. (2019). Number of opioid and naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. in 2018, by prescriber specialty (per 100,000 population)* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036773/opioid-and-naloxone-prescribing-number-us-by-prescriber-specialty/
CDC, and MMWR. "Number of Opioid and Naloxone Prescriptions Dispensed in The U.S. in 2018, by Prescriber Specialty (per 100,000 Population)* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036773/opioid-and-naloxone-prescribing-number-us-by-prescriber-specialty/
CDC & MMWR, Number of opioid and naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. in 2018, by prescriber specialty (per 100,000 population)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036773/opioid-and-naloxone-prescribing-number-us-by-prescriber-specialty/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of opioid and naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. in 2018, by prescriber specialty (per 100,000 population)* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, August 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036773/opioid-and-naloxone-prescribing-number-us-by-prescriber-specialty/