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Patient Guide: Other Medication-Assisted Treatments

Besides buprenorphine, two other medications are approved for medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder: methadone and naltrexone. What is treatment with these drugs like? How do they compare to buprenorphine?

Learn about:

The basic pharmacology of methadone and naltrexone
The patient’s experience of being treated with these medications
Precautions taken when switching between methadone and buprenorphine
How the best medication is determined for each patient case

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Patient Guide: Other Medication-Assisted Treatments

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