Special Considerations and Clinical Management of HIV-Infected Drug Users
Summary
- Buprenorphine is associated with fewer adverse effects than methadone[Mattick 2008; Sung 2006] and can be dosed every other day[Johnson 1995]
- Buprenorphine is available alone or in combination with naloxone
- Buprenorphine can be prescribed by primary care and HIV treatment physicians who have completed an 8-hour training course and received a Controlled Substances Act waiver from SAMHSA and an identification number from the US DEA[Schackman 2006; Altice 2006]
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