Jan 17, 2025 · The FDA urges manufacturers to revise labeling of transmucosal buprenorphine products to ease access to higher doses because of the rise of high-potency opioids like fentanyl.

Feb 13, 2025 · Outpatient low-dose buprenorphine initiation in fentanyl users with opioid use disorder showed both low success and low retention rates in new research.

Dec 24, 2025 · Heavy fentanyl users may derive greater benefit from a higher dose of extended-release buprenorphine maintenance therapy, a randomized controlled trial suggests.

Medication use for opioid use disorder has increased but remains low, and methadone and buprenorphine are linked to reduced risk for opioid overdose, a new study shows.

Oct 3, 2024 · Higher daily buprenorphine doses may help patients better manage opioid use disorder (OUD), data from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study suggested.

Apr 29, 2025 · Pregnant women treated with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) experienced significantly better outcomes for themselves and their infants than women not …

Among pregnant women with opioid use disorder, higher doses and longer use of buprenorphine improved postpartum treatment retention and reduced the risk for overdose, without adverse …

Aug 21, 2023 · An expert shares his approach to transitioning from opioids to buprenorphine, and starting buprenorphine in opioid-naive patients with chronic pain.

Mar 28, 2025 · DEA and HHS have delayed implementation of two rules for telehealth prescribing of buprenorphine until the end of the year to review whether the rules are lawful.

The updated National Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder recommends buprenorphine and methadone as first-line treatments.