Data and Code for: Retail Pharmacies and Drug Diversion during the Opioid Epidemic

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Aljoscha Janssen, Singapore Management University and IFN; Xuan Zhang, Singapore Management University

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Project Citation: 

Janssen, Aljoscha, and Zhang, Xuan. Data and Code for: Retail Pharmacies and Drug Diversion during the Opioid Epidemic. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E170881V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This study investigates the role of retail pharmacy ownership in the opioid epidemic. Using data of prescription opioid orders, we show that compared with chain pharmacies, independent pharmacies dispense 39.1% more opioids and 60.5% more OxyContin. After an independent pharmacy becomes a chain pharmacy, opioid dispensing decreases. Using the OxyContin reformulation, which reduced non-medical demand but not the legitimate medical demand, we show that at least a third of the difference in the amount of OxyContin dispensed can be attributed to non-medical demand. We show that differences in competitive pressure and whether pharmacists own the pharmacy drive our estimates.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Pharmacy; prescription opioids; drug diversion; ownership
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I11 Analysis of Health Care Markets
      I18 Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
      L22 Firm Organization and Market Structure
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2006 – 12/31/2012
Universe:  View help for Universe All opioid shipments to pharmacies
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) observational data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Firm level

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V1 [2022-12-07]

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