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Methadone - Pharmacology, Dosing and Interactions

Methadone is more of an Art than a Science, it’s a
Methadone - Pharmacology ... , Dosing and Interactions ... Methadone is ... #Pharmacology # ... #Pain #Addiction
Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
treatment of withdrawal ... opioid >12hr (short ... acting), >72hr (methadone ... Algorithm #Management #Addiction ... #Prescribing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
opioid that is safe and ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... split dosing TID ... #Algorithm #Addiction ... #Prescribing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... medication assisted treatment ... Dosing usually begins ... #Pain #Management ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Starts in the Hospital ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Initiation #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... Opiate #Start #Prescribing
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... include abdominal pain ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Acute Pain Control ... Medication Assisted Treatment ... (MAT) Methadone ... or frequency of dosing ... #addiction #opiate
A quick infographic describing some of the common reversal agents used by anesthesiologists, their mechanism of
quick infographic describing ... mechanism of action, dosing ... anesthesiology #treatment ... References: Pani ... Pharmacology of
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
stages of the addiction ... abstinent from short-acting ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... painful swelling -> Pain ... manifestations; positive ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... #Degenerative #Comparison