Pain Management and Buprenorphine in South Australian Patients
Government of South Australia, Southern Adelaide Health Service
DASSA Research Bulletin, No. 5, February 2007
Buprenorphine is presently widely used in Australia with over 8600 patients receiving Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment (BMT) as at June 2003. Full Image (11.1K)
This bulletin presents the results of a partial replication of a French study that investigated the pain management experiences of clinicians treating patients with Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment (BMT) for opioid addiction.Overall it appears that for Australian patients, acute or chronic pain, is not a common occurrence.
Dr Sophie Pointer (email) website Manager of Research Clinical Policy & Research Drug and Alcohol Services of South Australia Business: (08) 8274 3333 Fax: (08) 8274 3399
