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Opioid agonist therapy Gap Coverage Program : information for health care providers

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Opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which entails the provision of medications like buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone, is an evidence-based treatment option for opioid use disorder. This fact sheet... More ≫

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Opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which entails the provision of medications like buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone, is an evidence-based treatment option for opioid use disorder. This fact sheet provides information for health care providers about the OAT Gap Coverage Program, which is designed to provide immediate, no-cost access to OAT drugs for patients who do not have supplementary health benefit coverage.

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Opioid agonist therapy Gap Coverage Program : information for patients

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Opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which entails the provision of medications like buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone, is an evidence-based treatment option for opioid use disorder. This fact sheet... More ≫

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Opioid agonist therapy (OAT), which entails the provision of medications like buprenorphine/naloxone or methadone, is an evidence-based treatment option for opioid use disorder. This fact sheet provides information for patients about Gap Coverage Program, which is designed to provide immediate, no-cost access to OAT drugs for patients who do not have supplementary health benefit coverage.

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Albertans seen in emergency departments for an opioid related disorders

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Opioids are generally used to treat acute pain following surgery, chronic pain among people in palliative care, and other conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. This edition of Health Trends... More ≫

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Opioids are generally used to treat acute pain following surgery, chronic pain among people in palliative care, and other conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. This edition of Health Trends Alberta looks at those who had an emergency department visit for an opioid related disorder, and looks at the percentage of cases that did not filled any opioid prescription in the previous year.

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