Low-Dose Initiation of Buprenorphine : A Narrative Review

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a chronic disorder in which a person loses control over the use of opioids, develops a compulsive behavior, and defends the use despite knowing the negative consequences. There are numerous treatments for OUD, including buprenorphine. Since it is displacing a full agonist opioid, precipitated withdrawal can occur with standard inductions involving buprenorphine.

RECENT FINDINGS: Case reports have noted success with a low-dose initiation of buprenorphine, which is different from typical protocols, relatively limited by adverse effects when patients were recently administered full agonists. A cohort investigation studied the use of a transdermal patch as part of the protocol, which was fairly well tolerated. While ongoing research is being conducted on this topic, recent case studies and smaller cohort studies have demonstrated the feasibility of a trial to treat OUD with low-dose initiation of buprenorphine.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Current pain and headache reports - 27(2023), 7 vom: 21. Juli, Seite 175-181

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Edinoff, Amber N [VerfasserIn]
Fahmy, Omar H [VerfasserIn]
Spillers, Noah J [VerfasserIn]
Zaheri, Alexa R [VerfasserIn]
Jackson, Eric D [VerfasserIn]
De Witt, Audrey J [VerfasserIn]
Wenger, Danielle M [VerfasserIn]
Cornett, Elyse M [VerfasserIn]
Skidmore, Kimberly L [VerfasserIn]
Kaye, Adam M [VerfasserIn]
Kaye, Alan D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

40D3SCR4GZ
Addiction treatment
Analgesics, Opioid
Buprenorphine
Fentanyl
Journal Article
Lose dose
Opioid use disorder
Review
Withdrawal

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Date Completed 02.06.2023

Date Revised 02.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11916-023-01116-3

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NLM355876620