Opioid Drug Utilization and Cost Outcomes Associated With the Use of Buprenorphine-Naloxone in Patients With a History of Prescription Opioid Use

BACKGROUND: Management of opioid dependence is associated with many challenges such as the misuse of prescribed treatment and lack of medication adherence that can affect the clinical outcome of the patient. Buprenorphine-naloxone was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug