Open AccessDevelopment and Implementation of a Pharmacist-Managed, Neonatal and Pediatric, Opioid-Weaning Protocol
Author(s) -
Melissa Johnson,
David R. Nash,
Mary R. Laird,
Robert C. Kiley,
Michael A. Martinez
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-19.3.165
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacist , abstinence , methadone , managed care , pharmacy , emergency medicine , anesthesia , psychiatry , family medicine , health care , economics , economic growth
To compare the length of wean and abstinence severity in neonatal and pediatric patients with neonatal abstinence syndrome or iatrogenic opioid dependence treated with a pharmacist-managed, methadone-based protocol compared with physician-managed patients treated with either methadone or dilute tincture of opium (DTO).