Tag: Opioids

High-dose buprenorphine protocol well tolerated in patients with untreated opioid use disorder; no reports of respiratory depression or sedation

There are still considerable gaps in medication care, with Black enrollees having lower use than Whites

During 2015 to 2017, opioids prescribed less often for back pain at visits with physicians in highest versus lowest knowledge quartile

However, opioids still commonly dispensed, with high-risk prescribing practices suspected in young children

Less than 5 percent of prescribers account for half of all buprenorphine treatment in the country

Improvement seen in treatment satisfaction and several secondary end points for depot buprenorphine versus sublingual buprenorphine

Study finds increased risk for overdose among patients who fill an opioid prescription and their family members

The American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2021

Differences between the two trajectories persist in opioid fills, misuse beyond 12 months

8-mg dose of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray now approved with 2-mg and 4-mg doses