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CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start ... Algorithm - Management ... try Bup 0.3mg IV/IM ... - Total initial ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Buprenorphine Initiation for the Uninitiated
1) WAIT FOR MODERATE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
 - Precipitated withdrawal can be caused
COWS Score 6-10 ... guidance. 2) START ... following day, start ... patients do well on a total ... Buprenorphine #Initiation #Prescribing
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
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Guide: Methadone Starts ... sedation • Give total ... Ramsay sedation score ... Methadone #Initiation #Algorithm ... #Prescribing #Inpatient
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm ... to follow day 1 algorithm ... 1, then day 2 start ... withdrawal, then start ... #Prescribing #Inpatient