About 16% of scrips written for buprenorphine in California came from an ER doctor in 2022, up from only 2% in 2017, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Patients who struggle with opioid addiction and who are treated by California emergency department physicians are remarkably ...

Buprenorphine (as HCl) 2mg, 8mg; sublingual tabs. Dissolve under tongue; do not swallow tabs. Avoid food or drinks until tab dissolves. Rinse teeth/gums with water after tab dissolves, and swallow ...

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found that restricting telehealth prescriptions for opioid use disorder could keep thousands from accessing buprenorphine, a medication that helps people recover ...

More ER doctors in California are handing out prescriptions for the anti-opioid med buprenorphine About 16% of scrips for buprenorphine came from an ER doc in 2022, up from 2% five years earlier ...

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