2022
Primary Care Associated With Follow Up Viral Load Testing in Patients Cured of Hepatitis C Infection With Direct Acting Antivirals at a Multidisciplinary Addiction Treatment Program: Insights From a Real-World Setting
Haque LY, Butner JL, Shi JM, Henry S, Deng Y, Ciarleglio MM, Madden LM, Tetrault JM. Primary Care Associated With Follow Up Viral Load Testing in Patients Cured of Hepatitis C Infection With Direct Acting Antivirals at a Multidisciplinary Addiction Treatment Program: Insights From a Real-World Setting. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2022, 16: 333-339. PMID: 34483278, PMCID: PMC9033626, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsFollow-Up StudiesHepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C, ChronicHumansPrimary Health CareReinfectionSubstance-Related DisordersViral LoadConceptsHepatitis C virus infectionUrine toxicology resultsDirect acting antiviralsViral load testingSubstance use disordersAddiction treatment programsHCV reinfectionActing antiviralsToxicology resultsUse disordersDirect acting antiviral therapyTreatment programReal-world clinical settingHCV reinfection ratesActing antiviral (DAA) therapyC virus infectionHepatitis C infectionMedical service useCohort of patientsPrimary medical careSubstance use statusAddiction treatment settingsQuality improvement initiativesHCV cureC infection
1998
A randomized trial of buprenorphine maintenance for heroin dependence in a primary care clinic for substance users versus a methadone clinic
O’Connor P, Oliveto A, Shi J, Triffleman E, Carroll K, Kosten T, Rounsaville B, Pakes J, Schottenfeld R. A randomized trial of buprenorphine maintenance for heroin dependence in a primary care clinic for substance users versus a methadone clinic. The American Journal Of Medicine 1998, 105: 100-105. PMID: 9727815, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00194-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care clinicsPrimary care settingBuprenorphine maintenanceCare clinicsDrug treatment programsHeroin dependenceOpioid useUrine toxicologyCare settingsTreatment programOpioid withdrawal symptomsOpioid-dependent patientsIllicit opioid useThrice weekly basisSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMaintenance treatmentWithdrawal symptomsMethadone clinicsPrimary careClinical trialsDrug treatmentEffective treatmentConsecutive weeksCocaine use