Is Buprenorphine More Effective and Safer Than Other Medical Treatments for Managing Opioid Withdrawal? A Cochrane Review Summary With Commentary

Ina F. Wallace; Meera Viswanathan

doi:10.3768/rtipress.2022.rb.0031.2208

Is Buprenorphine More Effective and Safer Than Other Medical Treatments for Managing Opioid Withdrawal? A Cochrane Review Summary With Commentary

Review

In: RTI Press Research Brief [Internet]. Research Triangle Park (NC): RTI Press; 2014.

2022 Aug.

Authors

Ina F. Wallace, Meera Viswanathan

PMID: 37011122
Bookshelf ID: NBK589922
DOI: 10.3768/rtipress.2022.rb.0031.2208

Excerpt

This paper summarizes the published Cochrane Review, “Buprenorphine for Managing Opioid Withdrawal,” by L. Gowing, R. Ali, J. M. White, & D. Mbewe (https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002025.pub5), and discusses it through a treatment policy and practice lens.

Sections

Background
Methods
Search Methodology
Main Results
Cochrane Review Authors’ Conclusions
Commentary: Implications of the Cochrane Evidence for Policy and Practice
Commentary: Implications of the Cochrane Evidence for Research
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References

Publication types

Review