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Posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 10, 2003, at 0:39:23
I thought I read somewhere that a physician had to have a second DEA number which allowed them to prescribe drugs approved for opiate withdrawal/maintenance therapy... is there any truth to this? What if the drug is being prescribed for a purpose other than opioid addiction?
Posted by Liligoth on September 10, 2003, at 1:41:11
In reply to Can pdocs prescribe Subutex/Suboxone?, posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 10, 2003, at 0:39:23
> I thought I read somewhere that a physician had to have a second DEA number which allowed them to prescribe drugs approved for opiate withdrawal/maintenance therapy... is there any truth to this? What if the drug is being prescribed for a purpose other than opioid addiction?
hi Ame, that's right a gp or pdoc cant prescribe subutex & suboxone but they can prescribe Temgesic. It only comes in 0.2mg sublingual tablets.
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 10, 2003, at 5:11:59
In reply to Re: Can pdocs prescribe Subutex/Suboxone? » Ame Sans Vie, posted by Liligoth on September 10, 2003, at 1:41:11
Thanks for the feedback... I'm pretty sure Temgesic isn't available in the States though, correct me if I'm wrong. I assume they can't prescribe the parenteral form either (Buprenex)?
For anyone who may be reading this and questioning my loyalty to my beloved Ultram, forget about it, lol. I just have a pretty good online friend who is getting kind of desperate and I'm trying to dig up some info for her. She had a good response to the tramadol too, but only for a few weeks. :-(
Posted by Liligoth on September 10, 2003, at 5:40:35
In reply to Re: Can pdocs prescribe Subutex/Suboxone?, posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 10, 2003, at 5:11:59
> Thanks for the feedback... I'm pretty sure Temgesic isn't available in the States though, correct me if I'm wrong. I assume they can't prescribe the parenteral form either (Buprenex)?
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> For anyone who may be reading this and questioning my loyalty to my beloved Ultram, forget about it, lol. I just have a pretty good online friend who is getting kind of desperate and I'm trying to dig up some info for her. She had a good response to the tramadol too, but only for a few weeks. :-(
hi, not sure about the temgesic, I heard about 6 months ago that it was about to be approved in the US. I believe any doc can prescribe the buprenex & it is squirted under the tongue rather than injected. Someone who used to frequent this board used it that way. Hope it helps your friend if she gets a chance to try it.
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 10, 2003, at 5:46:36
In reply to Re: Can pdocs prescribe Subutex/Suboxone?, posted by Liligoth on September 10, 2003, at 5:40:35
That's be great if the Temgesic were approved... I'm not quite sure how her pdoc would react to prescribing a parenteral medication...
I believe that was Elizabeth who used to post about her success with buprenorphine in treating depression. Though, if I recall correctly, she used it intranasally rather than sublingually.
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