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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
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
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
Potassium Channel Blockers - Medications
1. Cardiovascular Drugs
2. Psychiatric drugs
3. Other drugs
4. Synthetic opioids: Levomethadyl 
5. Opium
Channel Blockers - Medications ... Synthetic opioids ... ChannelBlockers #Medications ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pharmacology ... #Toxicology
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
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
Common sodium channel blockers which cause QRS widening.

Anticonvulsants: 
 - Carbamazepine 
Antidysrhythmics:  
 - Group
Antimalarial drugs ... Phenothiazines Drugs ... - Cocaine Opioids ... widening #ECG #EKG #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Toxicology
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