Prolonged-release opioid agonist therapy: qualitative study exploring patients’ views of 1-week, 1-month, and 6-month buprenorphine formulations

Abstract Background Options for opioid agonist therapy (OAT) are expanding with the development of prolonged-release (also known as extended-release) 1-week, 1-month, and 6-month formulations of buprenorphine. There is an assumption that patients will welcome these new treatments and medication adhe...

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Main Authors: Joanne Neale, Charlotte N. E. Tompkins, John Strang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-019-0296-4