Posted by emmanuel98 on August 13, 2011, at 20:14:48
In reply to Re: Buprenorphine » floatingbridge, posted by SLS on August 13, 2011, at 12:20:00
> Any MD can prescribe it. However, they must be trained if they are to use it to treat opiate addiction. Strange.
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Is this true? It wasn't when I took it 4-1/2 years ago to taper from opiates. At that time you needed a special FDA number to prescribe. Also, at that time, prescribers could have only 30 patients at a time. I know that rule has been relaxed.
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