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A moment of #ShamelessSelfpromoFriday : I’ve been selected as a finalist for this years VGH/BMO Innovator’s Challenge with my team for developing a novel opioid analyzer.
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Last year, BC experienced the highest rates of #opioid #overdose fatalities ever recorded in history, with the highest rates of death in Canada. #OUD can be treated with #HarmReduction strategies, therapy, and partnering with patients to meet their goals and priorities.
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Medications such as opioid agonist therapy (OAT) can be part of the treatment plan for some or many patients with OUD.
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Thank you 2 all hard-working MATOD/ORT prescribers.
As MATOD/ ORT prescribers we are in a position to help reduce community spread by the way we work. An informal group of committed people put together some unofficial (at this stage) guidelines.
Here are our suggestions:
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As MATOD/ ORT prescribers we are in a position to help reduce community spread by the way we work. An informal group of committed people put together some unofficial (at this stage) guidelines.
Here are our suggestions:
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SCRIPT DURATION - give *up to* 6m duration scripts (in the event you become unwell to give time for a replacement to be found).
BUDDY / DELEGATE - particularly important for solo practitioners to have a colleague who can cover them in the event that they become unwell. 2/6
BUDDY / DELEGATE - particularly important for solo practitioners to have a colleague who can cover them in the event that they become unwell. 2/6
TAKE AWAYS - increase take aways for stable patients: *up to* 1 month for #Suboxone, *up to* 1-2 weeks for #Methadone
Ongoing risk assessment is essential.
NALOXONE - give all patients scripts for Nyxiod or Prenoxad. #Naloxone education found here: bit.ly/COPEnaloxone 3/6
Ongoing risk assessment is essential.
NALOXONE - give all patients scripts for Nyxiod or Prenoxad. #Naloxone education found here: bit.ly/COPEnaloxone 3/6
🚨 This thread provides info about the largest #opioid indictment & settlement in U.S. history whereby Indivior was charged w/ marketing #fraud of #Suboxone. The docs are lengthy but essential reading for all #CPP who have & are being tapered or terminated from their #RxOpioid. 
The following is the DOJ announcement of the indictment in April 2019 and had Indivior been found guilty they would have been required to pay $3 BILLION in fines, fees, etc.
justice.gov/opa/pr/indivio…
justice.gov/opa/pr/indivio…
In July 2019 a settlement agreement of $1.4 BILLION was reached that allowed the parent company of Indivior... manufacturer of #Suboxone (an #RxOpioid used to treat #Addiction and #ChronicPain) to resolve its potential #criminal & #civil liabilities.
justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…
justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…
