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Buprenorphine-Naloxone and treatment of withdrawal symptoms

Prerequisites for starting Suboxone in the ED:

1. Patient has an opioid
and treatment of withdrawal ... COWS is >12, AND ... acting), >72hr (methadone ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
First dose • Check COWS ... #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... of acute opiate ... withdrawal - ... If patient is stable ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
begin initiation during ... COWS Score 6-10 ... guidance. 2) START ... Buprenorphine #Initiation #Prescribing ... #Addiction #Management
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... attributed to opiate ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction ... #Nursing #Assessment
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
, then start 16 ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Treatment #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient