Addiction
US lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug
The Biden administration is easing decades-old requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using medication.
Apr 27, 2021
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News tagged with buprenorphine
Addiction
One in five pharmacies blocks access to key medication to treat addiction
One in five pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication to treat addiction, according to new research.
Apr 27, 2021
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Addiction
Pandemic has blocked access to treatment for many Americans hooked on opioids
The COVID-19 pandemic may have kept some Americans from getting vital medication to treat opioid addiction—possibly contributing to the national surge in overdose deaths, a new study suggests.
Apr 21, 2021
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Medications
Study finds efforts to increase nurse practitioners prescribing buprenorphine falls short
Since 2016, a federal regulation has allowed nurse practitioners and physician assistants to obtain a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder as a medication assisted treatment.
Apr 9, 2021
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Medications
Benzodiazepines up risk for nonfatal drug-related poisoning in OUD
(HealthDay)—An increased risk for nonfatal drug-related poisoning is associated with benzodiazepine treatment in patients with opioid use disorder, according to a study published online March 3 in The American Journal of ...
Apr 2, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Opioid overdose reduced in patients taking buprenorphine
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid misuse has continued unabated in the United States, with an estimated 2.5 million or more Americans suffering from opioid use disorder. Most people treated for the disorder are given ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Few OB-GYNs can prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use
(HealthDay)—Fewer than 2 percent of obstetrician-gynecologists who accept Medicaid are able to prescribe buprenorphine, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 12, 2021
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Addiction
Physician-pharmacist collaboration may increase adherence to opioid addiction treatment
A collaborative approach to treating opioid use disorder that relies heavily on community pharmacists is feasible and may increase adherence and participant satisfaction, according to a pilot study published today in Addiction. ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Medications
Buprenorphine prescription fills for OUD plateau during pandemic
(HealthDay)—The number of individuals filling buprenorphine prescriptions for opioid use disorder (OUD) has plateaued but not decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online Dec. ...
Dec 22, 2020
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Medications
Outpatient buprenorphine dispensing up during COVID-19
(HealthDay)—In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the number of patients receiving an outpatient buprenorphine prescription in Texas, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 15 ...
Dec 17, 2020
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