Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA, United States
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Clinical Pearls for Buprenorphine Treatment
Author(s): Mary R. Walton* and R. Douglas Bruce
Buprenorphine, a highly effective yet underutilized medication for opioid
dependence, is crucial to tackling the current global opioid epidemic.
Multiple studies have identified the need for more clinical information to
increase confidence in delivering buprenorphine treatment. This article
provides a practical guide to assist in educating inexperienced buprenorphine
prescribers on relevant subjects involved in inducting, stabilizing, maintaining,
and discontinuing patients on buprenorphine. This guidance intends to
serve as a useful resource, particularly in low-resource or rural settings, to
empower practitioners in buprenorphine treatment to expand the numbers of
prescribers necessary to assist in diminishing the unrelenting opioid crisis... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-1079.21.11.362
