Buprenorphine for opioid use disorder costs an estimated $6,000 per year. The treatment is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and other forms of health insurance as part of the Mental Health Parity ...

Buprenorphine, an important drug in fighting the opioid crisis, has long been closely monitored over concerns it would be abused. But a first-of-its-kind government oversight report released ...

We should continue making access to buprenorphine a low- to no-barrier proposition, and health care providers should set aside concerns about diversion and consider prescribing the medication to ...

Before the MAT Act, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency required clinicians who wanted to prescribe buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder to undergo an extensive training and ...

Access to buprenorphine could skyrocket this year. Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, said in an interview that about 130,000 health ...

Between January and December 2022, the monthly number of buprenorphine prescribers increased from 38,684 to 42,158. In January 2023, there was a level increase of 1938 prescribers (95% confidence ...

This medicine may be one of the best tools doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Preparation of a dose of Buprenorphine, an opioid that can be administered to people with opioid-use disorder ...

Buprenorphine Injection prescription and dosage information for physicians and health care professionals. Pharmacology, adverse reactions, warnings, and Buprenorphine Injectionside effects.

The rates of buprenorphine overdose either during pregnancy or after giving birth were higher among women who discontinued its use during pregnancy (18.3 per 1000 pregnant patients) and those who ...

The pilot project in Washington involves crews in Clark County offering buprenorphine to ease the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, in addition to carrying Narcan.

HONOLULU — Buprenorphine treatment during pregnancy improved perinatal outcomes for women with opioid use disorder and their babies, compared with no treatment, according to a new study.The ...