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Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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First dose • Check COWS ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... still, but is able ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate