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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... - Inpatient Initiation ... for Opioid Use ... Initial Dosing: ... #algorithm
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... - If patient is ... stable on methadone ... Buprenorphine Dosing ... chronic pain split dosing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... has completely withdrawn ... experience precipitated withdrawal ... Dosing usually begins
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
can be caused by ... displacing a full opioid ... begin initiation during ... COWS Score 6-10 ... guidance. 2) START
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... (COWS) Resting ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Treatment (SHOUT) #COWS
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
q 6 hours PRN nausea ... hold additional dosing ... , then start 16 ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... #Prescribing #Inpatient