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Buprenorphine for OUD

  • Reduce craving in OUD patients
  • High affinity partial μ-opioid receptor agonist
  • Associated with a ceiling effect with respect to the risk of respiratory depression
  • Effects from additional illicit opioid use during maintenance treatment can be blocked
  • Impact on craving is dose-dependent
  • Must be carefully up-titrated to achieve the optimal dose for each patient to adequately suppress craving
  • Therapeutic impact on dysphoria, potentially leading to improvements in quality of life

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