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

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
- Comparison Table ... Dosing usually begins ... Use Treatment ( ... #Comparison #Pain ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Addiction #Prescribing
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
What are the different types of buprenorphine?

Though predominantly used as a sublingual film, buprenorphine can also
formulations (eg ... that prevent an opioid ... Formulations #Types #Comparison ... #Table #Suboxone ... #Subutex #Addiction
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
displacing a full opioid ... begin initiation during ... withdrawal symptoms: e.g ... COWS Score 6-10 ... #Prescribing #Addiction
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment ( ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Addiction #Nursing
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 ... DAST-10 Score: ... Questionnaire #diagnosis #addiction ... #Score
Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (PAWSS)

Part B: Based on patient interview: 

1. Have you ever
rehabilitation treatment ... or out-patient treatment ... (e.g., HR >120 bpm ... Severity #Scale #Score ... #Diagnosis #Addiction