Tag: buprenorphine
Study: Pharmacy access to buprenorphine boosts likelihood of continued treatment
Andrew Terranova, a pharmacist and general manager at Genoa Healthcare in Providence, was optimistic when his pharmacy signed onto a study intended to create...
Pharmacies could help make opioid treatment meds more accessible, study finds
PROVIDENCE – A new study from researchers at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital and the University of Rhode Island has shown that having pharmacies...
Opioid settlement funds must be spent right
States, cities, counties and tribal governments nationwide will soon receive a windfall through several major opioid settlements. Drug distributors and manufacturers will relinquish a...
Brown study indicates way to reduce overdose deaths
PROVIDENCE – Brown University researchers have found that expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder in prisons and jails can reduce overdose deaths...