Open AccessRapid Transition From Methadone to Buprenorphine Utilizing a Micro-dosing Protocol in the Outpatient Veteran Affairs Setting
Author(s) -
João P. De Aquino,
Christopher Fairgrieve,
Sukhpreet Klaire,
Gabriela Garcia-Vassallo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of addiction medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1935-3227
pISSN - 1932-0620
DOI - 10.1097/adm.0000000000000618
Subject(s) - buprenorphine , medicine , methadone , opioid use disorder , dosing , protocol (science) , opiate substitution treatment , opioid , psychiatry , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , pharmacology , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology
Alternative transition protocols from methadone to buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) are needed to reduce the risk of precipitated withdrawal and opioid use during induction.