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Anthony Accurso

Researcher at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Publications -  6
Citations -  975

Anthony Accurso is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Type 2 diabetes & Buprenorphine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 790 citations. Previous affiliations of Anthony Accurso include SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

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The Effect of a Payer-Mandated Decrease in Buprenorphine Dose on Aberrant Drug Tests and Treatment Retention Among Patients with Opioid Dependence.

TL;DR: It is suggested that buprenorphine doses greater than 16 mg/day are more effective for some patients and that dose limits at this level or lower are harmful.

The Effect of a Payer-Mandated Decrease in Buprenorphine Dose on Aberrant Drug Tests and Treatment Retention Among Patients with

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of a change in payer policy, in which the insurer of a subset of patients in an office-based practice imposed a maximum sublingual buprenorphinedose of 16mg/day, thereby forcing thosepatients on higher daily dosesto decrease their dose.