buprenorphine

13 min read 2022-11-07 15:16:19

ED-Initiated Buprenorphine: Basics, Barriers, and Beyond the ED

Authors: Corey Hazekamp, MD (@coreyhazekamp, EM Resident Physician, Lincoln Emergency Medicine) and Tony Spadaro, MD (EM Resident Physician,

4 min read 2022-05-13 21:00:08

Only a small amount of fentanyl is enough to be lethal. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin A medical toxicologist explains by Kavita Babu, UMass Chan

4 min read 2021-12-30 14:00:00

Summary We recap the top pearls from 2021, including celiac disease, kidney stones, SGLT2 inhibitors for weight loss & HFpEF, smoking

1 min read 2021-11-08 20:00:42

Background information: Buprenorphine and buprenorphine-containing medications are being used in emergency departments for treatment of patients with

1 min read 2021-10-15 15:30:00

By Elizabeth Thompson The team at UNC Horizons is no stranger to public health crises — the opioid epidemic has ravaged the country for over 20

1 min read 2021-09-18 00:27:00

The United States has a dearth of physicians who are trained to offer medication treatment with buprenorphine to patients with opioid use disorder

3 min read 2021-05-01 00:52:17

Buprenorphine, or Suboxone. Creative Commons photo A Senate committee is prepared to approve a bill that would legalize the possession of small

2 min read 2021-04-30 22:03:35

The Senate Judiciary Committee did it again Friday morning. After having put up a royal fuss about a bill that passed easily in the House, members

4 min read 2021-04-23 22:28:46

Funny thing happened when H.225, the bill to decriminalize possession of single doses of buprenorphine, moved over to the Senate after passing the

2 min read 2021-04-09 21:00:00

Health Commissioner Mark Levine speaks at a press conference March 13, 2020. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Vermont House has advanced

2 min read 2021-01-20 01:55:00

Physicians with a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number may no longer be required to apply for a separate waiver to prescribe

2 min read 2020-12-18 19:00:59

December 2020 In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education blog, Amy Newfield, CVT, VTS (ECC) reviews how to pain score cats with the new

4 min read 2020-11-06 20:00:59

By Laura Karas “The boy’s first outcry was a rueful laugh, As he swung toward them holding up the hand Half in appeal, but half as if to keep The

1 min read 2020-10-10 08:03:11

An Alkermes antipsychotic treatment designed to offer the benefits of a commonly prescribed medicine, but without the weight gain side effect, won

2 min read 2020-09-04 19:00:56

By Marissa Schwartz Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), sometimes referred to as Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), is a life-saving,