Transfer From Methadone to Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment Using Buprenorphine Patches
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2009-05-01
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Summary
Buprenorphine is an important alternative to methadone in the maintenance treatment of heroin
addiction. Transfer from methadone to buprenorphine requires a reduction of daily methadone
dosage below 30 mg to avoid withdrawal after the first buprenorphine intake. The study
hypothesis states that the transfer from a daily methadone dosage between 60 mg and 100 mg to
buprenorphine can be carried out without withdrawal using buprenorphine patches (35 micro
grams per hour) within 12 to 48 hours after last methadone intake.