Managed Care

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Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, May 4th, 2008

"Management of opioid dependence is associated with many challenges such as the misuse of prescribed treatment and lack of medication adherence that can affect the clinical outcome of the patient. Buprenorphine-naloxone was approved by the U.S.," investigators in the United States report.

"Food and Drug Administration in October 2002 as the first outpatient treatment indicated for opioid dependence. There is only 1 report in the literature on the effectiveness of buprenorphine-naloxone in a real-world setting and no reports on persistence and cost obtained from administrative claims data. To determine (1) the length and cost of therapy with oral buprenorphine-naloxone,...

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