Drugs for Opioid Use Disorder in 2023-2024 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Opioid use disorder is a chronic, relapsing disease with physical and psychiatric components. It is associated with economic hardship, social isolation, incarceration, increased rates of blood-borne infections such as HIV and viral hepatitis, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and increased mortality. According to the NIH, there were 80,411 deaths involving an opioid in the US in 2021, more than in any previous year. Several guidelines on the management of opioid use disorder are available; all recommend maintenance pharmacotherapy as the standard of care.
Learning Objectives
Explain the current approach to the treatment of opioid use disorder.
Discuss the pharmacological options available for treatment of opioid use disorder and compare them based on their efficacy, safety, potential drug interactions, and availability.
Determine the best course of treatment for an individual patient with an opioid use disorder.
Additional Information
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™