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. 2024 Oct 4;12(5):152. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy12050152

Table 4.

Overdose deaths.

First Author,
Year, Country
Population Studied Effect Size 95%
Confidence Interval
Other Outcomes
Abrahamsson, 2017, Sweden [18] OAT population (n = 4501) Not significant
HR 1.4,
(90 day exposure)
0.97–2.29 Increased non-overdose cause of death (HR 2.02, 95% CI 1.29–3.18). Sensitivity analysis of 30 days exposure was significant.
MacLeod, 2019, UK [24] Primary care OAT, England (n = 12,118) Increased
HR 3.34
2.14–5.20 Multiple other analyses. Retention increased.
Park, 2020, USA [28] Buprenorphine OAT (n = 63,345) Increased
HR 2.92
2.10–4.06 Retention increased.