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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bipartisan group of senators this week introduced a bill that would permanently allow health providers to prescribe buprenorphine, a common medication used to treat opioid addiction, via telehealth.

Experimental vaccine may block effects of opioids 02:10. A new study shows that reducing restrictions on buprenorphine, a medication that can treat opioid use disorder, did not lead to an increase ...

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 ...

During her Jan. 14 State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would support legislation allowing paramedics to administer buprenorphine, a drug that reverses opioid withdrawal symptoms ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many retail pharmacies do not have buprenorphine in stock, posing a problem for opioid use disorder (OUD) patients, a new study shows. | Pharmacies don’t keep every medication in stock.

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 ...

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 ...