Patterns of buprenorphine/naloxone prescribing: an analysis of claims data from Massachusetts.
Conclusion: A substantial increase in the number of patients with a prescription for buprenorphine/naloxone was observed. While buprenorphine/naloxone is most frequently prescribed for opioid use disorder, clinicians also appear to prescribe it for pain, particularly for patients who may be at elevated risk for opioid use disorder.
PMID: 31825718 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse - Category: Addiction Authors: Paulsen R, Modestino AS, Hasan MM, Noor-E-Alam M, Young LD, Young GJ Tags: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse Source Type: research
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