Overlapping buprenorphine, opioid, and benzodiazepine prescriptions among Veterans dually enrolled in VA and Medicare Part D.

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Published in Subst Abus on December 07, 2016

Authors

Walid F Gellad1,2, Xinhua Zhao1, Carolyn T Thorpe1,3, Joshua M Thorpe1,3, Florentina E Sileanu1, John P Cashy1, Maria Mor1, Jennifer A Hale1, Thomas Radomski1,2, Leslie R M Hausmann1,2, Michael J Fine1,2, Chester B Good1,2

Author Affiliations

1: a Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
2: b Division of General Internal Medicine , University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
3: c Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics , University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.

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