Posted by SLS on March 19, 2012, at 6:40:41
In reply to Re: Buprenorphine info-want experiences..., posted by emmanuel98 on March 18, 2012, at 19:37:36
> Don't docs need a special FDA number (starting with X) to prescribe buprenophine. That was the case a few years ago, but maybe things have changed.
As weird as it first sounds, this requirement does not apply when a doctor prescribes buprenorphine for treatments of conditions other than addiction. I guess the FDA feels that it takes a special training and an additional assumption of responsibility when one prescribes an opioid to an opioid addict.
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