Full opioid agonists vs different full opioid agonists or partial opioid agonists (methadone versus buprenorphine)
Illicit opioid use · pharmaceutical opioid dependent people
Full opioid agonists showed no clear difference in illicit opioid use compared with different full opioid agonists or partial opioid agonists (methadone… (moderate certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
- Opioid agonist treatment for people who are dependent on pharmaceutical opioids 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 129 participantsModerate
- Opioid agonist treatment for people who are dependent on pharmaceutical opioids 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.81 [0.57, 1.17]3 studies · 206 participantsLow
- Opioid agonist treatment for people who are dependent on pharmaceutical opioids 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.49 [0.28, 0.86]3 studies · 165 participantsLow