Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

[smq123]

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

I'm glad that the NYTimes is placing some of the spotlight on insurance companies.

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[FamilymedMD]

Butrans, the drug denied in the first anecdote, is an addictive opioid, not an opioid alternative. It's the expensive skin patch form of buprenorphine. I use buprenorphine for treating my addiction patients. The generic sublingual tablets and Suboxone sublingual film are also used off label for pain.