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Posted by linkadge on September 25, 2010, at 16:07:31
Can a doctor legally prescribe buprenorphine for depression "off label", or would they be breaking laws to do so?
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Posted by Phillipa on September 25, 2010, at 16:43:02
In reply to is buprenorphine legal 'off label' for depression?, posted by linkadge on September 25, 2010, at 16:07:31
Good question and I'd imagine different countries have different laws. Here don't you have to an opiod addict? Phillipa
Posted by Christ_empowered on September 25, 2010, at 18:01:23
In reply to is buprenorphine legal 'off label' for depression?, posted by linkadge on September 25, 2010, at 16:07:31
I think a doctor has to be licensed to use buprenorphine in a substance-abuse treatment setting, but I think they're free to Rx it "off-label" for pain and emotional problems.
Posted by europerep on September 26, 2010, at 3:35:27
In reply to Re: is buprenorphine legal 'off label' for depression?, posted by Christ_empowered on September 25, 2010, at 18:01:23
I don't know about canada, but in the US it can be legally prescribed off-label, by basically any doctor. only its use in opioid addiction treatment is regulated by the SAMSHA, i.e. a doctor has to have the so-called 'weaver' in order to do buprenorphine maintenance.
Posted by ed_uk2010 on September 28, 2010, at 17:45:12
In reply to is buprenorphine legal 'off label' for depression?, posted by linkadge on September 25, 2010, at 16:07:31
> Can a doctor legally prescribe buprenorphine for depression "off label"?
Yes.
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