Study: Pharmacy access to buprenorphine boosts likelihood of continued treatment

IMPROVED RESULTS: Genoa Healthcare General Manager Andrew Terranova says providing buprenorphine treatment for patients at pharmacies can improve substance use disorder outcomes. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
IMPROVED RESULTS: Genoa Healthcare General Manager Andrew Terranova says providing buprenorphine treatment for patients at pharmacies can improve substance use disorder outcomes. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
Andrew Terranova, a pharmacist and general manager at Genoa Healthcare in Providence, was optimistic when his pharmacy signed onto a study intended to create new pathways for opioid use disorder treatment. Instead of starting at a doctor’s office or clinic, the study, led by researchers at Brown University and the University of Rhode Island, allowed…

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