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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
Patient has an opioid ... COWS is >12, AND ... acting), >72hr (methadone ... #Withdrawal #Algorithm ... #Management #Addiction
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Initiation for ... Opioid Use Disorder ... #Inpatient #Initiation ... management #withdrawal #opiate ... #opioid #algorithm
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... ) #Methadone #Initiation ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... Management of acute opiate ... - If patient is ... #Withdrawal #Emergency ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

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