Buprenorphine: A Better Option for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Pregnancy Compared to Methadone
Neonatal Medicine
Buprenorphine: A Better Option for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Pregnancy Compared to Methadone
Neonatal Medicine

Buprenorphine: A Better Option for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Pregnancy Compared to Methadone

J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Jan-Feb;38(1):188-191. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240349R0.

ABSTRACT

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.1.

PMID:40355279 | DOI:10.3122/jabfm.2024.240349R0