Do you use buprenorphine in patients with chronic pain and prior history of opioid use disorder?
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In a patient with chronic pain and past opioid use disorder, would you use low-dose buprenorphine for pain management?
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Primary Care · Yale
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Absolutely. Buprenorphine is an excellent, evidence-based medication for patients with opioid use disorder, opioid use disorder with chronic pain, and chronic pain alone. The evidence in support of buprenorphine for pain has continued to accumulate over the past 10 years. At this point, I would neve...
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