6 results
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
- Comparison Table ... medication assisted treatment ... has completely withdrawn ... Use Treatment ( ... SHOUT) #Methadone
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
Buprenorphine Initiation ... displacing a full opioid ... , begin initiation ... during moderate ... Initiation #Prescribing
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... - If patient is ... stable on methadone ... as first-line treatment
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
SHOUT) #Methadone ... #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Prescribing #Inpatient ... #opioid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

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