ArticleJournal of addiction medicine
Rapid Transition From Methadone to Buprenorphine Utilizing a Micro-dosing Protocol in the Outpatient Veteran Affairs Setting.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Buprenorphine initiation strategies for opioid use disorder and pain management: A systematic review.Pharmacotherapy · 2022Pooled it
- Risk of opioid overdose during buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the fentanyl era.Addictive behaviors · 2026Article
- The Buprenorphine Paradox: How Buprenorphine Triggers and Resolves Opioid Withdrawal.Addiction biology · 2026Article
- "Bupe by the book": A study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of library-facilitated telehealth to increase buprenorphine treatment among individuals experiencing homelessness.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Emergency department management of opioid use disorder in pediatric patients.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Article
- Case report: Successful induction of buprenorphine in medically complex patients concurrently on opioids: a case series at a tertiary care center.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
- Outpatient Microdose Induction with Transdermal Buprenorphine: A Case Series.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Treating Chronic Pain with Buprenorphine-The Practical Guide.Current treatment options in oncology · 2021Review
- Blister-Packing of 2 mg Buprenorphine Monoproduct as a Patient-Centered Method of Microdosing for Buprenorphine Induction.Clinical drug investigation · 2021Article
- The Pharmacology of Buprenorphine Microinduction for Opioid Use Disorder.Clinical drug investigation · 2021Review
- Transition From Full Mu Opioid Agonists to Buprenorphine in Opioid Dependent Patients-A Critical Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- Balancing transition and readmission: a comparative study of low-dose vs standard buprenorphine initiation for medically managed opioid withdrawal.Journal of addictive diseasesArticle
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Abstract
objectivesAlternative 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.
methodsCase report (n = 1).
resultsOne patient with OUD underwent a rapid microinduction outpatient protocol that did not cause precipitated withdrawal or require preceding taper before cessation of methadone. The induction was carried out safely in the outpatient setting.
conclusionsThis report provides a patient-centered approach demonstrating feasibility and cost-effectiveness of rapid transition to buprenorphine in the US outpatient psychiatry setting. Barriers to adherence to opioid agonist therapy may be reduced using this protocol.
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