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by Dr Geoffrey Modest A recent large-scale analysis from health insurance claims found that under one-quarter of adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) received either buprenorphine or naltrexone (see doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0745) Details: — retrospective cohort study based on reviewed insurance claims of 9.7 million youth aged 13 to 25; they identified 20,822 with […]

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Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Teens birthrate and sexual activity/contraception use

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Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Low use of buprenorphine in youth

Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Decreasing antibiotic resistance by stewardship program

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Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Monitor BP effects by ABPM?? SPRINT trial

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