Opioid Waiver
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MAT
Medication Assisted Treatment
Buprenorphine drug class
Mixed opioid agonist-antagonist
naloxone drug class
opioid antagonist
Narcan
naloxone nasal spray
Naloxone products (2)
Narcan, Evizio
Evizio
naloxone auto-injector
Suboxone
, buprenorphine/naloxone
buprenorphine clinical use
Analgesia: especially difficult to treat pain (neuropathic, cancer)
Opioid dependence
buprenorphine: benefits
partial agonist, so overdose and death is exceedingly rare.
the high is very minimal, but it takes away the craving
prevents withdrawal.
maintains steady level of opioid activity like methadone, but blocks effects of
other opioids
buprenorphien schedule
III
naltrexone
opioid antagonist
naltrexone: how often is it given? or
once a month IM injection or
daily tablets
Naltrexone: cons
people tend to not adhere to daily treatment.
Once a month IM injections is better
naltrexone clinical use (2)
Acute opioid overdose (particularly respiratory depression)
Decrease alcohol cravings in chronic alcoholics
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