| Trampy |
| (Pooh-Bah) |
| 08/29/04 10:34 PM |
 Re: Buprenorphine - Temgesic & Hydrocodone?
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Hope, No he was not on the list. I told him my story, he asked me if I got them from his office,and I assured him I did not. He asked me if I wanted to do outpatient, I said yes, and he wrote me a script.I don't think he ever prescribed them before. I read somewhere that any doctor can take an 8 hour course, but I have no idea if that is the case. Good Luck to all, Ken
If he was not on the SAMSHA list then maybe he didn't take the one-day course. I think that doctors who have the special DEA # for outpatient detox/maintenance with Bupe don't have to be listed if they don't want to. Doctors with regular DEA #s can use Subutex and Suboxone off-label for pain, depression, whatever they deem fit. They take a risk, though, when they prescribe anything off-label. In addition to the controlled substance concerns, they need to worry about malpractice. When a doctor prescribes according to the label, it's hard to sue them over the outcome. Not so for off-label prescriptions.
If your doctor prescribed it for opiate dependence without that special DEA # and without being board certified in addiction, he was taking a big risk.
