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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... use adjunctive medications ... benzodiazepines, alcohol ... Inpatient #Initiation #management ... #withdrawal #opiate
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
for Treatment of Alcohol ... risk for using opiates ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications ... #Pharmacology
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Algorithm #Treatment #Management ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... opioid that is safe and ... If patient is stable
Glaucoma - Emergency Department Management
- All patients should get emergency ophthalmologic consultation
- Start with eye drops
consultation - Start ... eye drops (see table ... below) and add ... is < 40 mmHg #Pharmacology ... #Table
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... interested in medication ... has completely withdrawn ... Use Treatment (SHOUT
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
effects from illicit opiates ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison #Table ... #Pharmacology #
Medication Protocol for Management of Delirium in Older Adults - Always start low and go slow
Olanzapine
for Management ... Adults - Always start ... low and go slow ... Geriatrics #Treatment #Pharmacology ... #Table
Taken from Dr Motov's work on a CERTA regime.
This is published in conjunction with the CERTA
analgesia by using medication ... @Gas_Craic #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... NonOpioid #Opiate ... PainSyndromes #Pathways #Table
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
anxious, EtOH withdrawal ... Dosing: 2mg qday (start ... Maintenance #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology # ... table #addiction