Potential Drug-Drug Interactions Between Interleukin-6 Inhibitors and Pharmacologic Agents for Opioid Use Disorder

Chia Siang Kow, MPharm; Syed Shahzad Hasan, PhD

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2021;23(1):20lr02755

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