Opioid Overdose Down in Patients Taking Buprenorphine by Angela Mohan on March 3, 2021 at 12:20 PM
The study is published online in
The American Journal of Psychiatry. Buprenorphine has had very good results as a treatment for opioid use disorder, partly because patients can take the drug at home, which is different from other drugs commonly used to treat the disorder such as methadone, which requires visits to clinics, said first author Kevin Xu, MD, a resident physician in the Department of Psychiatry.
‘Buprenorphine has had very good results as a treatment for opioid use disorder, partly because patients can take the drug at home, which is different from other drugs.’
Heart damage in COVID-19 patients is caused by the novel coronavirus infecting cardiac muscle cells, leading to cell death which interferes with the muscle's contraction, according to a study that may lead to the development of new drugs to treat the viral infection.
WASHINGTON: Heart damage in COVID-19 patients is caused by the novel coronavirus infecting cardiac muscle cells, leading to cell death which interferes
How coronavirus causes heart damage in Covid-19 patients, shows new study
Novel coronavirus in Covid-19 patients infects cardiac muscle cells, leading to cell death which further interferes with muscle contraction, a new study has found.
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Novel coronavirus in Covid-19 patients infects cardiac muscle cells, leading to cell death which further interferes with muscle contraction, a new study has found.
Many studies since the beginning of the pandemic have linked the coronavirus with heart-related problems such as reduced ability to pump blood.
However, now scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in the US say have tried to find out if these are directly caused by the virus infecting the organ, or due to inflammation elsewhere in the body.
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IMAGE: Laura Bierut was one of the senior investigators who studied buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in patients who also take benzodiazepines drugs that treat anxiety and similar conditions.. view more
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Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid misuse has continued unabated in the United States, with an estimated 2.5 million or more Americans suffering from opioid use disorder. Most people treated for the disorder are given medications, such as buprenorphine, that activate opioid receptors. But there is disagreement about whether it s safe to prescribe buprenorphine for people who also take benzodiazepines, which are potentially addictive medications prescribed for stress, sleep and anxiety.