Buprenorphine Dispensed By Pharmacies & Administered In Emergency Departments In Urban & Rural Areas—United States, 2019–2025

This report regarding U.S. buprenorphine dispensation by pharmacies and administered in emergency departments in urban and rural areas from 2019 through 2025 was published on August 27, 2026. This report describes trends in buprenorphine dispensing by pharmacies, treatment initiation among persons newly receiving buprenorphine, treatment retention, pharmacy availability, and emergency department (ED) administration by urban-rural county classification using data from IQVIA Holdings, Inc., a global health information technology and clinical research company on buprenorphine dispensed by pharmacies and the Premier Healthcare Database . . .