A new buprenorphine injection will be available for weekly or monthly dosages, administered by providers.
A new buprenorphine injection will be available for weekly or monthly dosages, administered by providers.
Buprenorphine is an opioid used to treat pain, as well as opioid-use disorder.
A study of 41,000 adults finds that only treatment with buprenorphine or methadone reduced risk of overdose.
A newly released draft guidance encourages the development of more sustained-release buprenorphine products.