Source: State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a new campaign, Prescribe with Confidence: Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Need You, that aims to help primary care physicians recognize and treat opioid use disorder (OUD).
An estimated 6 million people aged 12 or older have OUD. Many of those people need or want treatment but have not yet received any. Research shows that treatment of OUD is most effective when medications are used.
Primary care physicians treating other chronic health conditions are in a key position to also prescribe medications for OUD. A DATA waiver (X-waiver), long considered a barrier preventing physicians from prescribing buprenorphine, is no longer required.
Many primary care physicians find that prescribing medications to treat OUD is easier than they thought it would be. Hear firsthand testimonials, find free training, and other resources to help you get started by visiting the campaign’s webpage.
Help spread the word; medications for OUD save lives.