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Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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First dose • Check COWS ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Withdrawal Score (COWS ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start