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Methadone.  Long half-life opioid originally developed in  1930s Germany.

#Pharmacology #Methadone #Methadose #Dolophine #Overview #Review
Methadone. ... #Pharmacology #Methadone ... #Methadose #Dolophine
Methadone Hospital Quick Start - Inpatient Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder and Withdrawal
Initial Dosing:
 - Patients
Methadone Hospital ... - Allergy to methadone ... give additional methadone ... #Methadone #Hospital
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
Drug Screens (UDS ... ibuprofen, naproxen Methadone ... DrugScreening #UDS
Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
distress #NRDS #RDS ... adverse #effects #pulmonary
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
Erythromycin •Methadone
Methadone - Pharmacology, Dosing and Interactions

Methadone is more of an Art than a Science, it’s a
Methadone - Pharmacology ... Interactions Methadone ... monitor the QTc #Methadone
Quick Guide: Methadone Starts in the Hospital
Day 1: max daily dose 40 mg methadone
First dose
• Check
Quick Guide: Methadone ... daily dose 40 mg methadone ... Administer 10-30mg methadone ... daily dose 50 mg methadone ... Treatment (SHOUT) #Methadone
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
patient is stable on methadone ... or prefers methadone ... continuation of methadone
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Use Disorder: Methadone ... buprenorphine or methadone ... Treatment (SHOUT) #Methadone
False Positive Urine Drug Screens
Amphetamines - Amantadine, brompheniramine. bupropion, chlorpromazine, desipramine, ephedrine, isometheptene, isoxsuprine, labetalol, phentermine,
promethazine, sumatriptan Methadone ... False #Positive #UDS