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Use of microdoses for induction of buprenorphine treatment with overlapping full opioid agonist use: the Bernese method

BACKGROUND: Buprenorphine is a partial µ-opioid receptor agonist used for maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. Because of the partial agonism and high receptor affinity, it may precipitate withdrawal symptoms during induction in persons on full µ-opioid receptor agonists. Therefore, current g...

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Autores principales: Hämmig, Robert, Kemter, Antje, Strasser, Johannes, von Bardeleben, Ulrich, Gugger, Barbara, Walter, Marc, Dürsteler, Kenneth M, Vogel, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499655
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S109919