buprenorphine
Buprenorphine Study Results in Small Reduction in Pain, Opioid Use
A study in JAMA Internal Medicine has found that when patients were given the option of switching from high-dose ...
AUGUST 12, 2025
Access to Pain Medication a Major Issue for Philadelphia Clinics
Access to pain medications, like buprenorphine and methadone, remains a significant hurdle for many, with only ...
JUNE 27, 2025
DEA Releases Telehealth Prescribing Rules For Controlled Substances, Buprenorphine
On January 15, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s long-awaited rules on telehealth prescribing of ...
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
FDA Issues New Guidance, Clarifies Confusion on Buprenorphine Labeling
The FDA has issued new guidance for labeling buprenorphine-containing transmucosal products that seeks to clarify ...
JANUARY 16, 2025
NIH: More Than Half of U.S. Jails Don’t Have Access to Medication for OUD
New research has found over half of more than 1,000 surveyed U.S. jails did not offer medications for OUD to its ...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Is Weekly Methadone and Long-Acting OUD Therapy in Our Future Arsenal? Insights From Dr. Nora Volkow
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is undertaking studies on medically assisted treatment programs and opioid use ...
AUGUST 26, 2024
One Opioid Overdose Often Predicts a Second, but Effective Interventions Curb Deaths
Nearly 18% of Medicare beneficiaries who experienced an opioid overdose had a second overdose, according to ...
AUGUST 14, 2024
Hospira Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall for Buprenorphine Injection Carpuject Units
The recall is a result of incomplete crimp seals; one customer complaint has been received for one leaking unit.
MAY 24, 2024
Buprenorphine Poses Less of a Risk to Fetuses Than Methadone
Recent findings indicate that treating pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) using buprenorphine is ...
MARCH 12, 2024
Telehealth Supports Retention in Treatment for OUD
The “Helping to End Addiction Long-term” Initiative found that starting buprenorphine treatment along ...
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
OUD Treatment With Buprenorphine Linked to Suicidality
Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) undergoing buprenorphine treatment exhibited high rates of suicidal ...
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
What Influences Doctors’ Treatment of OUD in the ER?
Emergency room doctors are more likely to initiate buprenorphine treatment for patients with opioid use disorder ...
JANUARY 8, 2024
