KariLynn Dowling-McClay, PharmD, MPH, BCACP
ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
Phone: 423.439.6752
Email: dowlingk1@etsu.edu
Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
East Tennessee State University
Building 7, Maple Avenue
VA Campus Room 310
Johnson City, TN 37614
- Completed Projects - (1)
- Publications - (1)
Completed Projects - (1)
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Characteristics of Buprenorphine Therapy Among Commercially-Insured Pregnant and Postpartum Women
This project analyzed claims from a national commercial insurance database to characterize buprenorphine therapy initiation persistence and adherence among pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder (OUD) and assessed differences in buprenorphine OUD treatment characteristics among rural and urban pregnant/postpartum women.
Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Health disparities and health equity, Healthcare access, Maternal health, Substance use and treatment
Publications - (1)
2025
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A Rural-Urban Analysis of Buprenorphine Therapy During and After Pregnancy Among the Commercially Insured
Policy Brief
ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
Date: 01/2025
This analysis describes the frequency of markers of evidence-based prescribing of buprenorphine-containing medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder during and surrounding pregnancy in rural and non-rural settings among commercially insured people ages 15-44.