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Requirements for Licensure and Operations of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Question:

Which medications for opioid use disorder are physician assistants authorized to prescribe?

Answer:
  • Buprenorphine
  • Naltrexone
This answer is derived from 3 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    (2) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following narcotic drugs or their salts:(a) Buprenorphine see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    3.  A prescription may not be issued for "detoxification treatment" or "maintenance treatment," unless the prescription is for a schedule III, IV, or V narcotic drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) specifically for use in maintenance or detoxification treatment and the prescribing practitioner is in compliance with the federal rules governing such activities. see full law
  • citation 3: see full citation
    (1) Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate, excluding apomorphine, thebaine-derived butorphanol, dextrorphan, nalbuphine, naldemedine, nalmefene, naloxegol, naloxone, 6ß-naltrexol, and naltrexone, and their respective salts, but including the following: see full law
since 2020-08-01
verified through 2020-08-01