For young people with opioid use disorder (OUD), buprenorphine costs have declined overall but with drastic variation by payer type, researchers found. Examining buprenorphine prescriptions dispensed ...

Medicare plans are replacing brand-name buprenorphine-naloxone film with its generic equivalents, resulting in a decrease in out-of-pocket cost faced by enrollees with opioid use disorder. Objectives: ...

Credit: Getty Images. Buprenorphine-naloxone may be more cost-effective than extended-release naltrexone as first-line treatment for opioid use disorder. Buprenorphine-naloxone may be more ...

Over the last 20 years, substance use-related deaths have more than doubled for women of reproductive age. Overdose deaths are now a leading cause of maternal mortality in the U.S., and in some states ...

Medicare Part D or Part C plans with drug coverage may cover Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). If you receive the drug as an inpatient or in a clinic with the help of a ...

"Opioid withdrawal is notoriously difficult to treat," and these findings suggest that yoga helped patients stabilize from ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — As California struggles to stem a tragic tide of fatal fentanyl overdoses, a global pharmaceutical company will pay more than $100 million for allegedly stifling access to ...

Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) is a prescription drug that treats opioid use disorder in adults. Suboxone comes as a film that dissolves in your mouth. It’s usually taken once per day. Treatment ...