Buprenorphine: A Better Option for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Pregnancy Compared to Methadone
Buprenorphine, rather than methadone, should be considered the preferred first-line therapy for opioid use disorder in pregnancy due to its more favorable neonatal outcomes.<sup>1</sup>.
Authors
- Andreas Espinoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6230-3088)
- Kehinde Eniola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9373-6388)
- Bailey Sanford
Institutions
- Cone Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240349r0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49