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Main Catalogue:
Buprenorphine (BPN), Including Guidance

The following items are arranged in chronological order of appearance on the SMMGP web site and/or in its newsletters.

• Good Practice Checklist for Prescribers - Methadone & Buprenorphine Prescriptions
  Sarah McIntyre, Brent PCT (Jul 2007)
• Crushing Buprenorphine
  Susi Harris (Feb 2006)
• Guidance for the Use of Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence in Primary Care
  RCGP & SMMGP (Updated Oct 2004)
• Buprenorphine in Community Pharmacy: The Australian Experience
  Peter Muhleisen, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre Inc, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia (Jun 2004)
• So You Bought Subutex and it Made You Ill... Let Us Explain Why
  Patient leaflet produced by Burnley CDT (Aug 2003)
• Subutex - Let Us Explain...
  Patient leaflet produced by Burnley CDT (Aug 2003)
• How Subutex Works
  Patient leaflet produced by Burnley CDT (Aug 2003)
• Buprenorphine: What is it & Why Use it?
  Dr Nicholas Lintzeris (Jul 2003)
• Pharmacy Aspects of Buprenorphine/Subutex Treatment
  Anshu Hinton (Jul 2003)
• Use of Buprenorphine in Primary Care
  Dr Chris Ford (Apr 2003)
• Pharmacy Aspects of Buprenorphine (Subutex) Treatment
  Anshu Hinton (Apr 2003)

Articles from the SMMGP newsletters...

Please note that information provided in older articles may no longer be correct!

• NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 114: Methadone & Buprenorphine for the Management of Opioid Dependency (Jan 2007)
  In Network Issue 20 (Nov 2007)
• Alcohol & Opioids - A Difficult & Neglected Problem?
  In Network Issue 19 (Oct 2007)
• Drug Misuse & Dependence - Guidelines on Clinical Management: Update 2007
  In Network Issue 18 (Jul 2007)
• Suboxone - So What's New?
  In Network Issue 17 (Apr 2007)
• Principles of Pain Treatment in the Context of Substance Use
  In Network Issue 14 (May 2006)
• Pharmacy Fix - Update on Crushing Buprenorphine
  In Network Issue 11 (Apr 2005)
• News Digest - NICE: Next Wave Take on Methadone & Buprenorphine
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Buprenorphine Maintenance Prescribing - The Evidence Speaks for Itself
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Pharmacy Fix - Should Buprenorphine Tablets be Crushed?
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Is Buprenorphine Maintenance Right for My Patient?
  In Network Issue 9 (Sep 2004)
• Review of Recent Papers, Articles & Reports
  In Network Issue 6 (Oct 2003)
• Buprenorphine in Primary Care: Summary
  In Network Issue 5 (May 2003)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Buprenorphine For Detox
  In Network Issue 5 (May 2003)
• Review of Recent Papers, Articles & Reports
  In Network Issue 3 (Oct 2002)
• Changes in FP10 Prescribing Forms Will Allow for Instalment Prescribing of Buprenorphine
  In Newsletter Issue 19 (Mar 2001)
• Dr Fixit's Advice - Benzodiazepines
  In Newsletter Issue 18 (Nov 2000)
• Buprenorphine Substitution Therapy for Opiate Dependency
  In Newsletter Issue 17 (Jul 2000)
• Buprenorphine Protocol - Wakefield & Pontefract PCG Prescribing Service
  In Newsletter Issue 16 (Mar 2000)
• High Dose Buprenorphine - What is its Role in Substitute Prescribing for Opiate Users?
  In Newsletter Issue 13 (Apr 1999)

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