Continuation of outpatient buprenorphine therapy after dispensing Buprenorphine-Naloxone from the emergency department
| Autor: | Alister Martin, James R. Krenz, Ali S. Raja, Bryan D. Hayes, Sarah E. Wakeman, Jennifer L. Koehl, Benjamin A. White |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent business.industry Narcotic Antagonists Opioid use disorder General Medicine Emergency department Opioid-Related Disorders Toxicology medicine.disease Buprenorphine Substance abuse Outpatients Emergency medicine Buprenorphine/naloxone medicine Humans Buprenorphine Naloxone Drug Combination Emergency Service Hospital business Retrospective Studies medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Toxicology. 60:429-432 |
| ISSN: | 1556-9519 1556-3650 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15563650.2021.1968421 |
| Popis: | Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are frequently seen in the ED for opioid-related reasons, which creates an opportunity for ED providers to discuss medications for OUD with their patients. Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid agonist that is FDA approved to treat OUD and may be initiated in the ED. Traditionally, buprenorphine therapy was initiated under healthcare provider observation; however, other strategies such as at-home induction have also emerged.This was a retrospective descriptive analysis of patients aged 18 years or older who received a take-home supply of buprenorphine-naloxone from an urban, academic ED between March 2018 and March 2020. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who filled a prescription for buprenorphine at three months after index ED visit. The proportion of patients that filled a prescription for buprenorphine at six months was also evaluated. The primary safety endpoint was the proportion of patients with return ED visit within six months related to opioid overdose.There were 242 patient records reviewed with 155 patients included in final analysis. Seventy (45.2%) patients filled buprenorphine prescriptions at three months, with 64 (41.3%) who filled buprenorphine prescriptions at six months. Seventeen (11%) patients had a return ED visit related to opioid overdose within six months.Dispensing buprenorphine take-home kits from the ED resulted in continuation of outpatient buprenorphine in almost 50% of patients. Further studies are warranted to define the role of ED-dispensed buprenorphine. |
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