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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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Guide: Methadone Starts ... First dose • Check COWS ... #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Addiction #Opiate ... #Inpatient #opioid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

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