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Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
Medications - Pharmacokinetics ... stages of the addiction ... effects from illicit opiates ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Use Disorder: Methadone ... interested in medication ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #Methadone ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Methadone Hospital ... Initiation for Opioid ... use adjunctive medications ... management #withdrawal #opiate ... #opioid #algorithm
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
In Patients On Medication ... Treatment (MAT) Methadone ... - µ-opioid receptor ... Buprenorphine #methadone ... #addiction #opiate
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... partial agonist opioid ... or prefers methadone ... #Management #Opioid ... Treatment #Algorithm #Addiction
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... Prescribing #Inpatient #opioid
Quick Guide: Acute Pain and Perioperative Management in Opioid Use Disorder

The following applies to patients already
but are not on a medication ... Use Disorder: Methadone ... Methadone: Before ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
CERTA Opioid Alternatives

Opioid Alternatives for Abdominal Pain (traumatic, non-traumatic), Back Pain, Burns, Renal Colic, Dental Pain,
NOT mix NSAID drugs ... potential of some drugs ... #Alternatives #Opiate ... #Pain #Medications ... #Pharmacology #
Methadone Drug-Drug Interactions
Meds that increase methadone metabolism/decrease methadone effect (INCREASED RISK FOR OPIOID WITHDRAWAL):
 • Phenytoin,
Methadone Drug-Drug ... INCREASED RISK FOR OPIOID ... St John’s Wort Medications ... #Drug #Interactions ... #DDIs #pharmacology
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
False Positives on Drug ... Tests Urine drug ... doxylamine (Unisom) Methadone ... • Verapamil Opioids ... and opiates false