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UPPSALA, Sweden, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Orexo AB (publ.),
(STO: ORX) (OTCQX: ORXOY) today announces the company will collaborate with ApexB.io and Magellan Rx Management to further research on the use of modia™, a digital therapeutic designed for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), by establishing a novel, real-world evidence approach. modia™, offers individuals with OUD access to tailored, interactive psychotherapy interventions through their mobile device or computer.
This relationship will provide further data behind the need for an easily accessible digital treatment option for OUD. This is a critical time for such a treatment option as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently called for expanded efforts related to the prevention of overdose deaths during the pandemic. The US has experienced more than 83,000 deaths as a result of overdoses, an increase of 21 percent which is the highest increase recorded ever in a
Orexo starts to test modia on patients in collaboration with ApexB.io and Magellan Rx Management
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- The medication-assisted treatment (MAT) of opioid use disorder (OUD) requires a combination of drug and therapy treatment, where access and quality of counselling and psychosocial support are one of the main barriers to successful treatment
- modia can help those with OUD by providing access to an evidence-based digital therapy rooted in cognitive behavioral techniques
UPPSALA, Sweden, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Orexo AB (publ.), (STO: ORX) (OTCQX: ORXOY) today announces the company will collaborate with ApexB.io and Magellan Rx Management to further research on the use of modia, a digital therapeutic designed for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), by establishing a novel, real-world evidence approach. modia, offers individuals with OUD access to tailored, interactive psychotherapy interventions through their mobile device or computer.