OPIATE AVAILABLILITY IN WASHINGTON STATE
Submitted for publication to the Journal of Pain
OPIOID AVAILABLILITY IN WASHINGTON STATE
Jonathan D. Mayer, MA, PhD *§
Beth Kirlin, BA ±
Colin D Rehm, BA*
John D. Loeser, MD¶
*Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle
§Departments of Geography, Medicine (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Family Medicine, and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle
±Group Health Center for Health Studies; Group Health, Seattle WA
¶Departments of Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle.
Correspondence to: Jonathan D. Mayer, PhD
Department of Epidemiology
University of Washington
Box 353550
Seattle, WA 98195
PHONE: 206 543-7110
FAX: 206 543-3313
Email: jmayer@u.washington.edu
RUNNING TITLE: Opioid Availablility in Washington State
KEY WORDS: opioid, pharmacy, Washington, availability, variation
ABSTRACT
A mail survey of 1349 outpatient pharmacies in the State of Washington was conducted to assess the availability of opioid medications. Pharmacies in zip codes with a high percentage of non-white residents, or higher percent of residents below poverty were slightly more likely to have restricted availability. Rural and urban zip codes did not have different opioid availability. Over 90% of pharmacies had a broad supply of both short- and long-acting opioids. This contrasts sharply with data from metropolitan and rural eastern regions of the United States. Regional variations in all aspects of health care are common and defy explanation.
PERSPECTIVE
Availability of prescription opioids in the state of Washington is not significantly influenced by rural or urban location of the pharmacy or socio-economic factors such as minority population or average income. Over 90% of pharmacies have both short- and long-acting opioids available.
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