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Posted 7/28/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
The most effective treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) are the three prescription medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone—that are proved to increase a patient’s treatment retention and reduce illicit use and the risk of overdose. The only facilities legally able to offer all three medications are opioid treatment programs (OTPs), a critical component of the U.S. substance use treatment system that are regulated by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), as well as state agencies, and are certified to administer any FDA-approved medication for the treatment of OUD.
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 10/21/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
This study sought to identify best practices for retaining individuals in treatment and for achieving continuity of care between settings.
Posted 10/23/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The goal of this module is to train providers to initiate patients on buprenorphine safely and effectively.
Posted 10/23/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
This article offers data regarding offering buprenorphine treatment at a public hospital primary care setting using a home, unobserved induction protocol.
Posted 10/23/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
These pilot study results suggest comparable safety and effectiveness of unobserved and office induction and point toward utilization of non-inferiority design during future definitive protocol development.
Posted 10/23/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The objective of this report was to perform a systematic review of the beneficial and harmful effects of BUP-ER 100 mg and 300 mg for the management of moderate-to-severe OUD in adult patients who have been inducted and clinically stabilized on a transmucosal buprenorphine-containing product.
Posted 11/18/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Pharmacists can play an important role in improving access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), especially for individuals living in rural areas where health care workforce shortages are pervasive. Learn how pharmacists can provide Medication Administration Services (MAS) and establish Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPA) in coordination with one or more treating health care providers.
Posted 12/9/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
State policymakers are interested in learning about the most effective treatments to address OUD and avoid unintended consequences such as overdose events, mortality from overdose, and use of illicit and unregulated drugs. This article describes the lack of evidence surrounding the use of Medically Supervised Withdrawal as a standalone “treatment.”