Posted by europerep on October 22, 2011, at 10:23:49
In reply to Re: opiates and major depression, posted by CaptainAmerica1967 on October 22, 2011, at 9:28:04
A psychiatrist in the USA needs a SAMHSA waiver if he or she wants to prescribe buprenorphine *as an opiate replacement*. Any psychiatrist (or physician) who can prescribe narcotics (that group contains almost all regular physicians) can prescribe buprenorphine off-label, for example for TRD.
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