Time to include buprenorphine-naloxone combination in the who model list of essential medicines

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 237-

  Balhara, Yatan Pal Singh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; ESSENTIAL DRUG; METHADONE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPRENORPHINE; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; HUMANS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84886693393     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2013.0164     Document Type: Letter

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