Evaluation of buprenorphine dosage adequacy in opioid receptor agonist substitution therapy for heroin dependence: first use of the BUprenorphine-naloxone Dosage Adequacy eVAluation (BUDAVA) questionnaire.

Clinical Drug Investigation
Antonio D'AmorePatrizia Amato

Abstract

The dosing of opioid receptor agonist medications adequately and on an individual basis is crucial in the pharmacotherapy of opioid dependence. Clinical tools that are able to measure dose appropriateness are sorely needed. The recently developed and validated Opiate Dosage Adequacy Scale (ODAS) comprehensively evaluates the main outcomes relevant for methadone dose optimization, namely relapse, cross-tolerance, objective and subjective withdrawal symptoms, craving and overdose. Based on the ODAS, we developed a new assessment tool (BUprenorphine-naloxone Dosage Adequacy eVAluation [BUDAVA]) for evaluating dosage adequacy in patients in treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone. The main goal of this observational study was to explore whether the BUDAVA questionnaire could be used to assess buprenorphine-based, long-term substitution therapy for heroin addiction. The study included heroin-dependent patients who had been in treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone for at least 3 months. Patients (n = 196) were recruited from 11 drug abuse treatment centres in Italy. Dosage adequacy was assessed with the BUDAVA questionnaire. Patients classified as inadequately treated had their dosage modified. After 1 week, they were again administere...Continue Reading

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