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- Tue Jun 02, 2015 1:04 pm
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: Patient Prefers Subutex
- Replies: 53
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Fink elms, I am a Suboxone prescriber who after a year of prescribing deceived to learn more and have taken the needed courses and studying to take the boards in October. I have a patient who came to me who was addicted to hydrocordone and went to a Methadone clinic and they started her on Methadone...
- Tue May 26, 2015 11:57 am
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: what is enough "behavioral medicine"
- Replies: 20
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In Ohio we have to refer to a certified drug counsellor. If you are a Psychiatrist or board certified addictionologist you can fulfill that role. I prefer to send to a drug counsellor as well as spending some time with the patient. I have a good retention rate and 1-5 people a month completing the p...
- Tue May 26, 2015 11:57 am
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: what is enough "behavioral medicine"
- Replies: 20
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- Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:55 pm
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: Induction
- Replies: 30
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- Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:22 am
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: question re patient
- Replies: 27
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- Sat Jul 12, 2014 7:03 am
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: Bunavail
- Replies: 4
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Actually the delivery system of Bunavail has the advantage of almost or none lost in the saliva. With the sublingual delivery a lot of the medication will be in the saliva and may not be absorbed. The bioavailability varies a lot because can be dependent on the amount of saliva produced to dilute th...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:21 pm
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: POC testing
- Replies: 16
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- Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:21 pm
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: POC testing
- Replies: 16
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- Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:34 am
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: Question about an inpatient on narcotics
- Replies: 6
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First anyone on that daily dose for that long is addicted. The addiction is a physical property of opiates. To me it is malpractice to not give them opiates. I might suspect her symptoms might be withdrawal as a possibility. I would talk with them about decreasing dosages but realize you probably wo...
- Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:24 am
- Forum: Clinical Use of Buprenorphine
- Topic: duration of treatment with buprenorphine
- Replies: 72
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My opinion about this issue is there are not any way we can have a length of time for treatment. That will depend on the progress of each patient. I have found successful therapy and weaning off can depend on the attitude of the physician. I usually ask for the patient to tell me when they think the...