Low dose IV buprenorphine inductions for patients with opioid use disorder and concurrent pain: a retrospective case series

Low dose IV buprenorphine inductions for patients with opioid use disorder and concurrent pain: a retrospective case series

Abstract Background Hospitalizations are a vital opportunity for the initiation of life-saving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) for patients with opioid use disorder. A novel approach to OAT initiation is the use of IV buprenorphine for low dose induction, which allows patients to immediately start bupr...

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Main Authors: John P. Murray, Geoffrey Pucci, George Weyer, Mim Ari, Sarah Dickson, Angela Kerins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Opioid use disorder
Low dose induction
Opioid agonist therapy
Microinduction
Addiction medicine
Buprenorphine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-023-00392-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-023-00392-z

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