“We Don't Carry That” — Failure of Pharmacies in Predominantly Nonwhite Neighborhoods to Stock Opioid Analgesics
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- 6 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 342 (14) , 1023-1026
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200004063421406
Abstract
We have observed that many black and Hispanic patients receiving palliative care at a major urban teaching hospital are unable to obtain prescribed opioids from their neighborhood pharmacies. In this study, we investigated the availability of commonly prescribed opioids in New York City pharmacies.Keywords
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