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Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... - Comparison Table ... Dosing usually begins ... Use Treatment ( ... #Addiction #DecisionAid
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Start Algorithm - Management ... If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... #Algorithm #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
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Medication Assisted Treatment ... (MAT) Methadone ... or frequency of dosing ... #PainControl #management ... #addiction #opiate
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Ramsay sedation score ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment ( ... #Management #Addiction ... Prescribing #Inpatient #opioid
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
displacing a full opioid ... begin initiation during ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Prescribing #Addiction ... #Management
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
- Maintenance Treatment ... by family, opioid ... treatment program ... #management #pharmacology ... #table #addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment ( ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
strongly consider using ... Cannot tolerate addition ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison ... #table
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST‐10) Questionnaire and Interpretation
1. Have you used drugs other than those required
Are you always able ... to stop using drugs ... your drug use (e.g ... Questionnaire #diagnosis #addiction ... #Score