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CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Management of acute opiate ... If patient is stable ... as first-line treatment ... co-exisiting chronic pain ... #Addiction #Prescribing
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
- Comparison Table ... medication assisted treatment ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... #Comparison #Pain ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
stages of the addiction ... effects from illicit opiates ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... the sublingual tablet ... #Pharmacology #
Acute Pain Control In Patients On Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Methadone - µ-opioid receptor agonist:
1) Continue maintenance
Acute Pain Control ... Medication Assisted Treatment ... (MAT) Methadone ... #methadone #addiction ... #opiate
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... include abdominal pain ... risk for using opiates ... Therapies #Screening #Addiction ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
Drug Tests Urine ... efavirenz (Sustiva) • Pain ... • Coca tea Buprenorphine ... doxylamine (Unisom) Methadone ... Opioids and opiates
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
patient was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... Score #Diagnosis #Addiction
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... (SHOUT) #Buprenorphine ... #Management #Addiction ... #Opiate #Start