Substitute Opioid Prescribing (Injectable Buprenorphine) maintenance treatment. The care plan for prescribing should include key working to deliver:
•care plan reviews
•Provision of advice and information
•Harm reduction advice and interventions
•Interventions to increase motivation
•Relapse prevention.
The modality / intervention start is the date of dispensing the first dose of medication.
All prescribing interventions must be carried out in line with the Drug Misuse and Dependence – UK Guidelines on Clinical Management 2007. NICE Guideline on Psychosocial Interventions in Drug Misuse 2007