In a study looking at the effects of buprenorphine in 1,200 patients with substance use disorders, the odds of precipitated withdrawal an adverse reaction caused by medications used to treat opioid dependence was less than one percent.
A new study across 28 emergency departments (EDs) with a high prevalence of fentanyl use has found that the incidence of a severe withdrawal reaction after use
The Food and Drug Administration approved selling Narcan, a leading naloxone product, without a prescription. Connecticut was among the first states to expand access to naloxone by training pharmacists as prescribers.