5 days ago · Medication use for opioid use disorder has increased but remains low, and methadone and buprenorphine are linked to reduced risk for opioid overdose, a new study shows.

Jan 17, 2025 · The FDA urges manufacturers to revise labeling of transmucosal buprenorphine products to ease access to higher doses because of the rise of high-potency opioids like fentanyl.

Feb 13, 2025 · Outpatient low-dose buprenorphine initiation in fentanyl users with opioid use disorder showed both low success and low retention rates in new research.

Apr 29, 2025 · Pregnant women treated with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) experienced significantly better outcomes for themselves and their infants than women not treated with …

Among pregnant women with opioid use disorder, higher doses and longer use of buprenorphine improved postpartum treatment retention and reduced the risk for overdose, without adverse …

Aug 21, 2023 · An expert shares his approach to transitioning from opioids to buprenorphine, and starting buprenorphine in opioid-naive patients with chronic pain.

Oct 16, 2023 · Buprenorphine and related drugs oppose the effects of the opioids often needed to manage pain after surgery, leading to concern that some patients' pain would be unbearable after …

Mar 28, 2025 · DEA and HHS have delayed implementation of two rules for telehealth prescribing of buprenorphine until the end of the year to review whether the rules are lawful.

Jul 14, 2025 · A Canadian study finds that as fentanyl use began increasing in 2014, opioid agonist treatment duration with methadone or buprenorphine-naloxone decreased.

Aug 12, 2024 · Buprenorphine combined with naloxone appeared to be a safer choice for pregnant women with opioid use disorder than buprenorphine alone.