Low-dose Initiation of Buprenorphine/naloxone for the Management of Chronic Non-cancer Pain in Patients on Long-term Opioid Therapy: A Case Series

• Main Authors: Maya Rattanavong (Author), Donica Kwan (Author), Derek Jorgenson (Author), Eric Landry (Author), Radhika Marwah (Author), Katelyn Halpape (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACTBackground Buprenorphine may provide superior analgesia to full opioid agonist therapy and reverse the effects of opioid-induced hyperalgesia, while having a favorable safety profile and fewer adverse effects, in chronic non-cancer pain treatment. Low-dose initiation of buprenorphine is a us...