59. Low-Dose Buprenorphine Initiation (Micro-induction)

In episode 59 we discuss outpatient low-dose initiation of buprenorphine.

Suen LW, et al. Outpatient Low-Dose Initiation of Buprenorphine for People Using Fentanyl. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 2;8(1):e2456253.

We also discuss impulse control dysregulation from ropinerole, and the new non-opioid painkiller, suzetrigine.

BBC:Prescription medication made me a gambling addict

Grall-Bronnec M, et al.Dopamine agonists and impulse control disorders: a complex association. DrugSaf. 2018;41(1):19-75.

FDA:FDA Approves Novel Non-Opioid Treatment for Moderate to Severe Acute Pain

Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trials of Suzetrigine, a Non-Opioid, Pain Signal Inhibitor for Treatment of Acute Pain After Abdominoplasty or Bunionectomy

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