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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
treatment of withdrawal ... COWS is >12, AND ... acting), >72hr (methadone ... Buprenorphine #Suboxone ... Algorithm #Management #Addiction
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... Table Some patients ... Dosing usually begins ... Use Treatment ( ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
stages of the addiction ... , no effect of QT ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
that is safe and ... If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... #Algorithm #Addiction
What are the different types of buprenorphine?

Though predominantly used as a sublingual film, buprenorphine can also
subcutaneous, and ... prevent an opioid ... Formulations #Types #Comparison ... #Table #Suboxone ... #Subutex #Addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score (COWS ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #COWS ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction