A pilot study about the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of electronic compliance monitoring in substitution treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone combination

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 321-329

  Tacke, Ulrich ^a,b   Uosukainen, Hanna ^b   Kananen, Marjo ^a   Kontra, Kirsi ^a   Pentikäinen, Hannu ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Compliance monitoring; Microchip; Naloxone; Substitution treatment

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; BUPRENORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; MALE; MICROCHIP; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; AMBULATORY CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONICS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPRENORPHINE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649108965     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2009.0032     Document Type: Article

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