Buprenorphine Induction Using Microdosing for the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

Background Conventional buprenorphine inductions require patients to abstain from full agonist opioids until they experience mild-to-moderate opioid withdrawal. We described a successful buprenorphine induction case in a pregnant patient using microdosing, which avoided withdrawal symptom...

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Main Authors: Neil B. Patel, Barbara V. Parilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2024-01-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2250-6419
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description Background Conventional buprenorphine inductions require patients to abstain from full agonist opioids until they experience mild-to-moderate opioid withdrawal. We described a successful buprenorphine induction case in a pregnant patient using microdosing, which avoided withdrawal symptoms.
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spelling doaj.art-4cf457dc14ea45f6ae54de60f4216dd42024-02-18T23:31:57ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.American Journal of Perinatology Reports2157-69982157-70052024-01-011401e88e9010.1055/a-2250-6419Buprenorphine Induction Using Microdosing for the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in PregnancyNeil B. Patel0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-310XBarbara V. Parilla1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KentuckyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky Background Conventional buprenorphine inductions require patients to abstain from full agonist opioids until they experience mild-to-moderate opioid withdrawal. We described a successful buprenorphine induction case in a pregnant patient using microdosing, which avoided withdrawal symptoms.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-2250-6419opioid use disorder pregnancybuprenorphine pregnancybuprenorphine microdosing pregnancymicrodosing buprenorphine
spellingShingle Neil B. Patel
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Buprenorphine Induction Using Microdosing for the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
American Journal of Perinatology Reports
opioid use disorder pregnancy
buprenorphine pregnancy
buprenorphine microdosing pregnancy
microdosing buprenorphine
title Buprenorphine Induction Using Microdosing for the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
title_full Buprenorphine Induction Using Microdosing for the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
title_fullStr Buprenorphine Induction Using Microdosing for the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed Buprenorphine Induction Using Microdosing for the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
title_short Buprenorphine Induction Using Microdosing for the Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
title_sort buprenorphine induction using microdosing for the management of opioid use disorder in pregnancy
topic opioid use disorder pregnancy
buprenorphine pregnancy
buprenorphine microdosing pregnancy
microdosing buprenorphine
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