Buprenorphine Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration in the Management of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: CTN 0075

The overall objective of this study is to explore the feasibility of transitioning the care
of adult patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who receive office-based buprenorphine
treatment (OBBT) from physicians to pharmacists. Physicians will induce buprenorphine
treatment and complete the stabilization phase before referring patients to pharmacists for
the management of monthly maintenance visits. This study will assess the feasibility and
acceptability of a collaborative care model between physician and pharmacist by measuring
recruitment rate, treatment retention rate, treatment compliance rate, and participants'
substance use. Other assessments measured will include treatment fidelity, participant,
physician, and pharmacist satisfaction with OUD care, participant safety, and the
pharmacists' use of electronic health records and the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Be adults aged 18 years or older.

- If female, use adequate birth control methods.

- Meet DSM-5 criteria for past-year OUD and have completed buprenorphine induction for
OUD.

- Have expressed the intention to receive maintenance (≥6 months) buprenorphine
treatment.

- Be willing to receive pharmacist administered buprenorphine maintenance treatment

- Be willing and able to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization.

- Be able to read and communicate in English.

- Be able to comply with buprenorphine treatment policies.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Have a serious medical, psychiatric or substance use disorder that, in the opinion of
the study physician, would make study participation hazardous to the participant,
compromise study findings, or prevent the participant from completing the study.

- Have known allergy or hypersensitivity to buprenorphine, naloxone, or other components
of the buprenorphine/naloxone formulation.

- Have aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) liver enzymes
greater than 5 times the upper limit of normal on screening phlebotomy performed
within 60 days prior to the date of the last stabilization visit.

- Have chronic pain requiring ongoing pain management with opioid analgesics.

- Pending legal action or other reasons that might prevent an individual from completing
the study (i.e., unable to complete 6 months of pharmacy-based OUD management).

- Pregnant or breastfeeding at the time of screening.