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Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Hospital Quick Start ... - Inpatient Initiation ... Withdrawal severity ... Methadone #Hospital #Inpatient ... #opiate #opioid
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Guide: Methadone Starts ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Start #Prescribing ... #Inpatient #opioid
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... Management of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... - If patient is ... stable on methadone
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... has completely withdrawn ... experience precipitated withdrawal ... Use Treatment (SHOUT
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal ... still, but is able ... attributed to opiate ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... ) #COWS #Opiate
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 #
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
for symptoms of withdrawal ... , then start 16 ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Management #Addiction #Opiate ... #Inpatient
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
assessment of a patient ... to be in ADHF starts ... of a Wet & Warm patient ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Alcohol Use Disorder - Maintenance Treatment
Naltrexone (first line) - First line for most people without contraindications
anxious, EtOH withdrawal ... Dosing: 2mg qday (start ... Treatment #management #pharmacology ... #table #addiction
Bupropion (Zyban) - Smoking Cessation
Bupropion (sustained release Zyban, not immediate release Wellbutrin) is a good option
about 1 week for stable ... recommended to start ... of therapy, if patient ... feels stable and ... Smoking #Cessation #Pharmacology