Sonara Health Partners with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to Expand Access to Take-Home Methadone

Sonara® is collaborating with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to responsibly broaden access to take-home methadone for patients who qualify. This partnership aligns with Sonara’s commitment to expanding access to methadone treatment as a critical intervention in opioid use disorder management​​.

This partnership with the UAMS Center for Addiction Services and Treatment is funded by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It represents Sonara’s first partnership with a university and its first expansion into the state of Arkansas.

Sonara’s Virtual Dosing Window™  allows patients to safely administer methadone doses at home for their care team to review. This makes it easier for patients to qualify for take-homes sooner as well as increase their number of take-homes over time.

“Many of our patients live far from Little Rock and have jobs. Coming here every day for treatment can be a hardship and disruptive to their lives,” says Michael Mancino, M.D., CAST’s medical director. “With Sonara, they only have to come in one day a week or less as opposed to five days per week.”

Founded in 1879, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) remains the only academic health center in Arkansas, as well as the state’s largest public employer. The UAMS OTP program has been open for almost 30 years and was the first OTP in the state of Arkansas.

“Sonara’s expansion into Arkansas through our partnership with UAMS represents a significant milestone for us, as this marks our first relationship with a university,” said Michael Giles, MD, Founder and CEO of Sonara. “We are excited about this unique opportunity to help more OTP patients.”

If you’re interested in learning how you can partner with Sonara Health to make remote dosing available to more patients receiving treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, please fill out this form to get in touch.