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Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
effects from illicit opiates ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison #Table ... #Pharmacology #
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Synthetic opioids ... #Medications #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Toxicology
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
- Cocaine Opioids ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Common Medications Known to Prolong QTc
Antiarrhythmics - Amiodarone, sotalol, flecainide, quinidine, dronedarone, dofetilide
Vasopressors/inotropes - Epinephrine, norepinephrine,
Cocaine, lithium, methadone ... Medications #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #pharmacology ... #table
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
doxylamine (Unisom) Methadone ... • Verapamil Opioids ... and opiates false ... #drug #tests #differential ... #diagnosis #toxicology
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Prochlorperazine • Opioids ... : Methadone • ... QTc #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology # ... Diagnosis #prolongation
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis