Buprenorphine - Articles - Page 4

Perioperative Management of Patients on Buprenorphine Maintenance

November 22, 2019

Gregory Acampora, MD

Psychiatrist, Pain Management Center, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Center for Addiction Medicine, Boston, MA. Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Acampora has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

For patients on buprenorphine maintenance facing surgery, it is crucial to balance the need to minimize pain while addressing the risk of relapse. In this interview, Dr. Gregory Acampora guides us through the specifics on perioperatively managing patients on varying doses of buprenorphine maintenance.

Treating Addiction in Patients Transitioning to/from Incarceration

August 1, 2019

Karen Cropsey, PsyD

Karen Cropsey, PsyD

Conatser Turner Endowed Professor of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Cropsey has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Addiction treatment during incarceration is limited, and release from incarceration presents its own set of challenges. In this QA interview, Dr. Karen Cropsey discusses effective treatment options for patients with substance use disorders transitioning to or from incarceration.

Can Buprenorphine Improve PTSD Symptoms?

August 1, 2019

Thomas Jordan, MD

Thomas Jordan, MD Dr. Jordan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This 2019 retrospective study examines the potential benefits of using buprenorphine/naloxone to treat co-occurring PTSD and opioid use disorder.

Switching from Buprenorphine to Extended-Release Naltrexone: Does it Work?

February 27, 2019

Extended-release naltrexone (Vivitrol) has had some good data, yet getting patients on it remains a challenge, because an opioid-free period is required before starting it. Understandably, practitioners get nervous when patients stabilized on buprenorphine ask to be transitioned to extended-release (XR) naltrexone.

Treating Opioid Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2024)

PDF/eBook and CME Access

February 28, 2017

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD, have no financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Treating Opioid Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2024). All versions of this product include access to the 8 CME Post-Test.

Treating Opioid Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2024)

Print Copy With PDF/eBook and CME Access

February 28, 2017

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD, have no financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Treating Opioid Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2024). All versions of this product include access to the 8 CME Post-Test.