A pharmacy provides supervised consumption of methadone as part of an opioid substitution therapy programme. What is the primary reason for supervised consumption?
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A
To ensure the patient takes the medicine at the correct time of day
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B
To prevent diversion of methadone to others and reduce the risk of accidental overdose, particularly in early treatment
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C
To allow the pharmacist to monitor for allergic reactions
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D
Supervised consumption is only required for the first dose