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Consider the benefits of treatment with SUBOXONE:

Physician Benefits:

  • Retain control of your patient's treatment, including continuity of care beyond pain management
  • Broadens the scope of treatment options available through your practice
  • Reduces the likelihood of patients not seeking treatment for fear of being stigmatized
  • Provides you with a tool to address a growing health concern in your community

Patient Benefits:

Efficacy: SUBOXONE retains patients in treatment and reduces illicit opioid use by suppressing withdrawal symptoms and decreasing cravings

Privacy: In-office treatment may help reduce the fear of being stigmatized

Control: Pharmacologic treatment may help reduce vulnerability to triggers and relapse, keeping patients in treatment2

Freedom: SUBOXONE may eliminate the need for daily visits to an office or clinic, so that:

  • Work hours are uninterrupted
  • Travel is unrestricted
  • Family events may be attended

Requirements to Treat With SUBOXONE
To receive a special waiver to prescribe SUBOXONE, physicians are considered qualified if they complete not less than 8 hours of authorized training in the treatment or management of opioid-dependent patients.

Information about live training courses may be found by visiting DocOptIn.com.

Organizations that provide online training are:

The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
(1-401-524-3076)

The American Psychiatric Association (APA)
(1-703-907-7300)

Physicians may also meet the criteria if they hold board certification in Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine. More information can be found at buprenorphine.samhsa.gov.

Referral Resources
If you decide not to treat opioid-dependent patients yourself, you can refer your patients to another physician who is qualified to provide SUBOXONE treatment. To locate a list of certified physicians, call 1-877-SUBOXONE or visit suboxone.com.

Contact a Reckitt Benckiser Clinical Liaison

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