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CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... Algorithm - Management ... of acute opiate ... - OK to start ... co-exisiting chronic pain
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Starts in the Hospital ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Inpatient #opioid
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
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
efavirenz (Sustiva) • Pain ... • Verapamil Opioids ... and opiates false ... #differential #diagnosis ... #toxicology #medications
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... 1, then day 2 start ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Management #Addiction #Opiate