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Costs of Opioid Abuse and Misuse Determined From a Medicaid Database

Carrie McAdam-Marx Carrie McAdam-Marx, RPh, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Carl L. Roland, PharmD, is Senior Director, Neurosciences Medical Development at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA; Jody Cleveland, MS, is Biostatistician at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Gary M. Oderda, PharmD, MPH, is Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Director, Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah.Correspondence[email protected]
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Carl L. Roland Carrie McAdam-Marx, RPh, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Carl L. Roland, PharmD, is Senior Director, Neurosciences Medical Development at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA; Jody Cleveland, MS, is Biostatistician at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Gary M. Oderda, PharmD, MPH, is Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Director, Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah.
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Jody Cleveland Carrie McAdam-Marx, RPh, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Carl L. Roland, PharmD, is Senior Director, Neurosciences Medical Development at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA; Jody Cleveland, MS, is Biostatistician at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Gary M. Oderda, PharmD, MPH, is Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Director, Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah.
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Gary M. Oderda Carrie McAdam-Marx, RPh, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Carl L. Roland, PharmD, is Senior Director, Neurosciences Medical Development at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USA; Jody Cleveland, MS, is Biostatistician at King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Gary M. Oderda, PharmD, MPH, is Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Director, Pharmacotherapy Outcomes Research Center, University of Utah.
Pages 5-18 | Received 04 Nov 2009, Published online: 26 Mar 2010

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