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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Out-of-Pocket Cost of Naloxone May Impede Compliance


Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News

By Bob Kronemyer

Evan Peet, PhD

An observational study published in JAMA Health Forum found that the out-of-pocket cost of naloxone for uninsured patients skyrocketed by over 500% from 2014 to 2018 (2022;3[8]:e222663).

“There have been increasing efforts to expand access to naloxone, with a variety of different laws passed by states across the nation,” said lead author Evan Peet, PhD, an economist at the RAND Corporation