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📢New article alert from the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research: Title: Serious treatment-emergent adverse events in chronic low back pain patients treated with buprenorphine or oral opioids: a retrospective commercial claims analysis New study compares the safety of Belbuca® (buprenorphine buccal film), buprenorphine transdermal patches and oral opioids. Results suggest buprenorphine treatment for long-lasting low back pain may be a safer option than opioids, and found that patients had fewer serious harmful treatment effects when using buccal film than skin patches and opioids. Authors: Filip Staničić, Dimitrije Grbic, Djurdja Vukicevic and Vlad Zah ZRx Outcomes Research Inc. #PainManagement #ChronicPain #PharmaResearch #Healthcare #OpioidSafety #Buprenorphine #OpenAccess 🔗 Link in the comments!