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Case Studies

Case report: Increasing the frequency of intramuscular naltrexone administration in a high risk patient with opioid use disorder

Melissa Wrighta Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Manchester, New Hampshire, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7413-2952
, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPORCID Icon,
Joao P. De Aquinob Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA;c Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7357-8215
, M.D.ORCID Icon &
Tamara Bystrakd Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6368-8875
, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPORCID Icon
Pages 493-496 | Published online: 09 Mar 2021

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