Microinduction of buprenorphine/naloxone: a review of the literature

S Ahmed, S Bhivandkar, BB Lonergan… - The American journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives Buprenorphine's high‐binding affinity as a partial µ‐opioid
agonist displaces preexisting full agonists causing precipitated withdrawal, which requires …

Buprenorphine initiation strategies for opioid use disorder and pain management: a systematic review

LA Spreen, EN Dittmar, KC Quirk… - … : The Journal of Human …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Buprenorphine possesses many unique attributes that make it a practical agent for adults
and adolescents with opioid use disorder (OUD) and/or acute or chronic pain. Sublingual …

Transitioning hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder from methadone to buprenorphine without a period of opioid abstinence using a microdosing protocol

D Terasaki, C Smith… - … : The Journal of Human …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Study Objective Buprenorphine, a partial μ‐opioid agonist, is an effective treatment for
opioid use disorder that conventionally requires symptoms of withdrawal before initiation to …

A neuropharmacological model to explain buprenorphine induction challenges

MK Greenwald, AA Herring, J Perrone… - Annals of Emergency …, 2022 - Elsevier
Buprenorphine induction for treating opioid use disorder is being implemented in
emergency care. During this era of high-potency synthetic opioid use, novel and divergent …

Low-dose buprenorphine initiation in hospitalized adults with opioid use disorder: a retrospective cohort analysis

D Button, J Hartley, J Robbins… - Journal of addiction …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) can initiate buprenorphine without
requiring a withdrawal period through a low-dose (sometimes referred to as “micro …

Systematic review on effectiveness of micro-induction approaches to buprenorphine initiation

J Moe, F O'Sullivan, CM Hohl, MM Doyle-Waters… - Addictive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background/objectives Micro-induction is a novel buprenorphine induction approach that
seeks to avoid withdrawal and minimize precipitated withdrawal, both barriers to standard …

[HTML][HTML] A review of novel methods to support the transition from methadone and other full agonist opioids to buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual in both community …

SM Ghosh, S Klaire, R Tanguay… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Converting methadone to buprenorphine/naloxone sublingual (SL) is desirable
for reasons including ease of prescribing, carries to improving function, decreased drug …

What obstetrician–gynecologists should know about substance use disorders in the perinatal period

MC Smid, M Terplan - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Substance use in pregnancy is common; nearly one of five of pregnant individuals have
pastmonth nicotine, alcohol, or illicit substance use, and more than one in 10 meet criteria …

Microdosing and standard‐dosing take‐home buprenorphine from the emergency department: a feasibility study

J Moe, K Badke, M Pratt, RY Cho, P Azar… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Emergency department (ED)–initiated buprenorphine may prevent overdose.
Microdosing is a novel approach that does not require withdrawal, which can be a barrier to …

[HTML][HTML] Transition from full mu opioid agonists to buprenorphine in opioid dependent patients—a critical review

M Soyka - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Methadone, a full opioid agonist at the mu-, kappa-, and delta-receptor, and buprenorphine,
a partial agonist at the mu receptor, are first-line medications in opioid maintenance …