Open AccessAdherence to Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment Program in Western Nepal
Author(s) -
L Vaidya,
Rajan Sharma,
Lumeshwor Acharya,
Nirmal Lamichhane,
Ravi Raj Timasina
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical journal of pokhara academy of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2631-2026
pISSN - 2631-2018
DOI - 10.3126/mjpahs.v2i2.28192
Subject(s) - buprenorphine , medicine , psychosocial , opioid use disorder , family medicine , emergency medicine , opioid , psychiatry , receptor
Background: Opioid use is a serious global problem and the problem is increasing over years. Buprenorphine has been approved as a substitution therapy in Nepal, but there are few long-term studies of its effectiveness.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the 1-year efficacy of buprenorphine and reasons for dropout.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted at Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara from 29th August 2016 to 31st August 2017. The Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment Program (BMT) was started on 29th August 2016 and all the clients enrolled in the program within 1 year of starting BMT were included in the study.
Results: 75% of the enrolled clients dropped out in 1-year period.
Conclusion: Adherence to Buprenorphine was better in flexible dose adjustment group. Combination of buprenorphine and psychosocial treatment would have been related with better outcome.