Publications

Authors:

Quaglio, Gianluca; Pattaro, C; Gerra, G; Mezzelani, P; Montanari, L; Des Jarlais, Dc; Lugoboni, Fabio

Title:

Buprenorphine in maintanance treatment: experience among italian physician in drug addiction centers.

Year:

2010

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

THE AMERICAN JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS

ISSN of journal:

1055-0496

N° Volume:

3

Number or Folder:

19

Page numbers:

1-9

Keyword:

buprenorphine; addiction; treatment

Short description of contents:

The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes of Italian physicians regarding buprenorphine and its clinical use approximately 6 years after the medication was introduced into clinical practice. The sample consisted of 305 randomly selected physicians, working in public centers of drug addiction. In Italy buprenorphine seems a valid tool in the field of drug addiction treatment, although it is far from replacing methadone even though it seems to guarantee better compliance. Interviewees follow clinical experience more than international guidelines, with pharmaceutical company representatives as the most cited source for information about the medication. The data also suggests a need for the development of formal guidelines for treatment with buprenorphine in Italy.

Product ID:

65847

Handle IRIS:

11562/389498

Deposited On:

February 17, 2012

Last Modified:

November 15, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Quaglio, Gianluca; Pattaro, C; Gerra, G; Mezzelani, P; Montanari, L; Des Jarlais, Dc; Lugoboni, Fabio, Buprenorphine in maintanance treatment: experience among italian physician in drug addiction centers. «THE AMERICAN JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS» , vol. 3 , n. 19 , 2010 , pp. 1-9

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