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1 Rates of Opioid Overdose Deaths, Sales, and Treatment Admissions: US, Rates of Prescription Painkiller Sales, Deaths, and Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions ( ) 7 Rate Sales per kilograms per 1, people Deaths per 1, people Treatment admissions per 1, people National Vital Statistics System ; Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System of the Drug Enforcement Administration ; Treatment Episode Data Set

2 National Treatment Gap: Worse in Rural Areas At least 1 buprenorphine provider No buprenorphine providers Currently Approved Medications for OUD Treatment Agent Dose Dosing Buprenorphine sublingual film, tablets (generic), implant Buprenorphine +naloxone sublingual tablet Methadone tablets/liquid (generic) Oral: 2 mg, 8 mg film and tablets Implant: 74.2 mg 2 mg buprenorphine with.5 mg naloxone, 4 mg/1 mg, 8 mg/2 mg, or 12 mg/3 mg Oral: 5 mg or 1 mg tablets; 1 mg/ml liquid Initial: 2 4 mg (increase by 2 4 mg) Daily: 8 mg Implant: 4 implants inserted subdermally every 6 months Maximum: 24 mg daily 16 mg/4 mg daily as maintenance dose Initial: 2 3 mg (reassess in 2 4 hours; add 1 mg as needed) Daily: 6 12 mg Naltrexone XR injection IM: 38 mg in 4 ml Every 4 weeks Naltrexone tablets (generic) Oral: 5 mg Daily: 5 mg (may give 2 3 daily doses at once on Monday Wednesday Friday); observation needed Naloxone Nasal spray: 4 mg in.1 ml IM/SC: 2 mg in.4 ml autoinjector As needed (emergency use) Buprenorphine ER injection (recently approved; formerly RBP 6) Once monthly depot SC injection, 3 mg/1.5 ml or 1 mg/.5 ml Two monthly initial doses of 3 mg followed by 1 mg monthly maintenance doses 2

3 Methadone μ opioid receptor agonist Side effects include lightheadedness, dizziness, sedation, nausea, vomiting, and sweating Risk of addiction, respiratory depression, fatal overdose, QTinterval prolongation, arrhythmia, and NOWS Drug interactions with benzodiazepines or CYP3A4, 2B6, 2C19, 2C9, and 2D6 inhibitors Patients Positive for Opioids, % 1% 8% 6% 4% 2% % Opioid Use With or Without Methadone Treatment Yancovitz et al, 1991 Vanichseni et al, 1991 Schwartz et al, 27 Kinlock et al, 27 Methadone Control Gruber et al, 28 Dolan et al, 23 Adapted from Yancovitz SR, et al. Am J Public Health. 1991;81: ; Vanichseni S, et al. Int J Addict. 1991;26:1313 2; Schwartz RP, et al. Drug Alcohol Depend. 27;86:3 6; Kinlock TW, et al. Drug Alcohol Depend. 27;91:22 7; Gruber VA, et al. Drug Alcohol Depend. 28;94:199 26; Dolan KA, et al. Drug Alcohol Depend. 23;72:59 65; Methadone Prescribing Information. Methadone Maintenance vs 18 Day Detoxification Proportion of Patients in Treatment M18 MMT Days in Treatment 4 5 Mean Days Used Proportion of Patients Using Heroin M18 MMT 1 Heroin Use in Previous 3 Days M18 MMT Illicit Opioid Use Monthly Assessment Sees KL, et al. JAMA. 2;283:

4 Buprenorphine Maintenance/Withdrawal: Mortality 2 No. Remaining in Treatment Buprenorphine Control 75% retention 75% UTS negative 2% mortality in placebo group Treatment Duration, days Kakko J, et al. Lancet. 23;361: Primary Care Based Buprenorphine Taper vs Maintenance Prescription OUD Treatment Retention, % of Patients Mean buprenorphine dosage, mg/d Maintenance condition Taper condition Treatment Retention and Mean Buprenorphine Dosage for Patients With Prescription Opioid Dependence Maintenance condition Taper condition Time in Study, weeks Completion of 14 week trial: taper 11% vs maintenance 66% Mean percentage of urine negative for opioids: taper 35% vs maintenance 53% Fiellin DA, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 214;174:

5 All Cause Mortality Rates In and Out of Opioid Substitution Treatment With Methadone or Buprenorphine and Overall Pooled All Cause Mortality Rates, No. of Deaths/Person Years All Cause Mortality Rate/1, Person Years (95% CI) In Treatment Out of Treatment All Cause Mortality Rate/1, Person Years (95% CI) In Treatment Out of Treatment Methadone Gearing et al, /14,474 33/1, ( ) 28.2 ( ) Cushman, /1,655 14/ ( ) 47.1 ( ) Grönbladh et al, /1,85 32/ ( ) 43.2 ( ) Caplehorn et al, /1,975 36/2, (2.8 1.) 15.8 ( ) Fugelstad et al, /242 5/ ( ) ( ) Fugelstad et al, /177 4/ ( ) 69.9 ( ) Scherbaum et al, 22 18/114 14/ ( ) 81.4 ( ) Fugelstad et al, 27 77/3,354 74/1, ( ) 56.5 ( ) Clausen et al, 28 9/6,45 46/1, ( ) 35.3 ( ) Degenhardt et al, /111, /15, ( ) 14.3 ( ) Cornish et al, 21 3/5,129 71/4, (4. 8.3) 16.6 ( ) Peles et al, 21 42/3,985 52/ ( ) 71.5 ( ) Evans et al, /25, /48, ( ) 17.6 ( ) Kimber et al, /91, /45, ( ) 12.4 ( ) Nosyk et al, /3,979 26/1, ( ) 13.2 ( ) Cousins et al, /22,648 98/6, ( ) 15.7 ( ) Overall 11.3 ( ) 36.1 ( ) Buprenorphine Cornish et al, 21 7/74 1/ ( ) 13.3 ( ) Reece, 21 3/119 4/6, (.6 7.8) 5.8 ( ) Kimber et al, /21, /31, ( ) 1.1 ( ) Overall 4.3 ( ) 9.5 ( ) In treatment Out of treatment Sordo L, et al. BMJ. 217;357:j by British Medical Journal Publishing Group Overdose Mortality Rates In and Out of Opioid Substitution Treatment With Methadone or Buprenorphine and Overall Pooled Overdose Mortality Rates, No. of Deaths/Person Years Overdose Mortality Rate/ Overdose Mortality Rate/ 1, Person Years (95% CI) In Treatment Out of Treatment 1, Person Years (95% CI) In Treatment Out of Treatment Methadone Gearing et al, /14,474 21/1, ( ) 17.9 ( ) Cushman, /1,655 7/ (.7 6.2) 23.6 ( ) Grönbladh et al, 199 7/1,85 27/ ( ) 36.5 ( ) Caplehorn et al, /1,792 19/2,4 2.2 (.6 5.7) 9.5 ( ) Buster et al, 22 42/18,747 26/1, (1.6 3.) 2.4 ( ) Scherbaum et al, 6/114 13/ ( ) 75.6 ( ) 22 Davoli et al, 27 7/5,751 9/ (.5 2.5) 9. ( ) Clausen et al, 28 24/6,45 28/1, ( ) 21.5 ( ) Peles et al, 21 5/3,985 13/ (.4 2.9) 17.9 ( ) Kimber et al, /91, /45, ( ) 4.8 ( ) Cousins et al, /22,648 24/6, ( ) 3.8 ( ) Overall 2.6 ( ) 12.7 ( ) Buprenorphine Kimber et al, /21, /31, (1. 2.) 4.6 ( ) In treatment Out of treatment Sordo L, et al. BMJ. 217;357:j by British Medical Journal Publishing Group 5

6 Naltrexone Efficacy Opioid Free Patients, % XR NTX (n = 126) Placebo (n = 124) Mean Change in Craving Score Patients With Full Retention, % Number at risk XR NTX Placebo 6 4 XR NTX (n = 126) 2 Placebo (n = 124) 2 4 P <.1 (adjusted) Treatment Duration, weeks XR NTX (n = 126) 3 Placebo (n = 124) 2 1 Log rank P =.42 (adjusted) Krupitsky E, et al. Lancet. 211;377: Naloxone Formulations: Injection/autoinjector Risk of recurrent respiratory and CNS depression, limited efficacy with partial agonists or mixed agonists/antagonists, precipitation of severe opioid withdrawal, and cardiovascular effects Adverse events include dizziness and injection site erythema Nasal spray Risk of recurrent respiratory and CNS depression, limited efficacy with partial agonists or mixed agonists/antagonists, precipitation of severe opioid withdrawal, and cardiovascular effects Adverse events include increased blood pressure, musculoskeletal pain, headache, nasal dryness, nasal edema, nasal congestion, and nasal inflammation No evidence that naloxone availability is associated with increased drug use 2 prospective studies found reductions in drug use among trained overdose responders Seal KH, et al. J Urban Health. 25;82:33 11; Wagner KD, et al. Int J Drug Policy. 21;21:186 93; Doe Simkins M, et al. BMC Public Health. 214;14:297. 6

7 Buprenorphine Extended Release Injection Formerly RBP 6 Phase 3 results: abstinence rates significantly higher vs placebo Most frequent AEs: headache, constipation, nausea, injection site pruritus, vomiting, insomnia, and upper respiratory tract infection Approved by the FDA on November 3, 217 Once monthly injectable formulation Learned S, et al. Presented at: College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting; June 17 22, 217; Montreal. MAT in Pregnant/Breastfeeding Women OAT is the gold standard of treatment in pregnancy Buprenorphine has a better NAS profile OAT is recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Not enough data on naltrexone Relapse rates in pregnant women taken off OAT are high NAS is treatable Breastfeeding and mother/neonate rooming in encouraged ACOG Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women. Obstet Gynecol. 212;119:17 76; Pritham UA, et al. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 212;41:18 9; Welle Strand GK, et al. Acta Paediatr. 213;12:16 6; Wachman EM, et al. JAMA. 213;39:1821 7; Abdel Latif ME, et al. Pediatrics. 26;117:e

8 Comprehensive Addiction Treatment Cortex Role: Decision Making Intervention: Counseling Limbic Region Role: Drive Generation Intervention: Pharmacotherapy Why Aren t Physicians Prescribing? Providers Responding Yes, % Barriers to Prescribing Buprenorphine by Prescribing and Nonprescribing Physicians Lack of Psychosocial Support Time Constraints Lack of Specialty Backup Does not prescribe buprenorphine (N = 56) Prescribes buprenorphine (N = 22) Lack of Confidence Resistance From Practice Partners Lack of Institutional Support Concerns About Reimbursement Lack of Patient Need Hutchinson E, et al. Ann Fam Med. 214;12:

9 OAT: Terminology Physical Dependence Are Not Necessarily Equal Addiction Acknowledgment of Commercial Support This activity is supported by an educational grant from Indivior, Inc. Contact Information Call (toll free) iq.com Please visit us online at IQ.com for additional activities provided by Med IQ. 9

10 To receive credit, click the Get Credit tab at the bottom of the webcast for access to the evaluation, attestation, and post test. 217 Unless otherwise indicated, photographed subjects who appear within the content of this activity or on artwork associated with this activity are models; they are not actual patients or doctors. 1

11 Abbreviations/Acronyms ACA = Affordable Care Act CMS = Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CNS = central nervous system FDA = Food and Drug Administration IM = intramuscular MAT = medication assisted therapy MD = medical doctor MMT = methadone maintenance NAS = Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome NCM = Nurse Care Manager NOWS = neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome NTX = naltrexone OAT = opioid abuse treatment OBOT = office based opioid treatment OBOT B = office based opioid treatment with buprenorphine OTP = Opioid Treatment Program OUD = opioid use disorder SC = subcutaneous US = United States UTS = urine toxicology screen XR = extended release

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