Medication-Assisted Treatment: Guidelines for Clinicians
Module Materials
Welcome to the Clinician Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Alcohol Use Disorder Module.
This module will take an in-depth look into the FDA-approved medications to treat alcohol use disorders (AUD), how to prescribe these medications, potential side-effects, monitoring, treatment goals, and how to discuss MAT with your patients.
Objectives:
- Describe the FDA-approved medications to treat alcohol use disorder.
- Discuss medication specific information, monitoring and follow-up, and treatment goals for MAT.
- Discuss methods for addressing MAT with patients with alcohol use disorder.
Acknowledgements
Module Author: Rebecca Mullen, MD, MPH, University of Colorado School of Medicine
