Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine [18 VAC 85 ‑ 21]
Action Initial regulations
Stage Emergency/NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 5/3/2017
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4/4/17  7:08 pm
Commenter: Amanda P

Buprenorphine without naloxone should be still prescribed to individuals who have been on years
 
I have been on Subutex for multiple years and now, I am no longer able to get prescribed it in Va. The only alternate offered give me terrible side effects which are equivalent to withdrawal. It is not tolerable and after over 10 years of sobriety, I am apprehensive about being just taken away with the minimal alternatives.
CommentID: 58277