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Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
as morphine and methadone ... stages of the addiction ... effects from illicit opiates ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... Comparison #Table #Pharmacology
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... Prescribing #Inpatient #opioid
Drug-Induced Prolonged QTc

QTc >500ms is an independent risk factor for developing Torsades des Pointes (TdP)
Drugs causing
Drug-Induced Prolonged ... Prochlorperazine • Opioids ... : Methadone • ... QTc #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pharmacology #
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Tests Urine drug ... doxylamine (Unisom) Methadone ... • Verapamil Opioids ... and opiates false ... differential #diagnosis #toxicology
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 ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction