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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Quick Start - Inpatient ... Initiation for Opioid ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... #management #withdrawal ... #opiate #opioid
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... Ramsay sedation score ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... has completely withdrawn ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Buprenorphine #Comparison #Pain ... #Management #Opioid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Withdrawal Score ... was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... withdrawal is scored ... #Withdrawal #Score
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... - If patient is ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Opioid #Withdrawal
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... was having pain ... withdrawal is scored ... ) #COWS #Opiate
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient