How do you suggest transitioning someone from methadone to buprenorphine for the purpose of pain management?
1 Answer
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
General Internal Medicine · UCLA | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Answered on
Hello!
I have had to do this on a number of occasions as a Palliative Care physician and hospitalist. To my knowledge, there are a couple of approaches that can be taken, but no singular validated consensus approach in the literature.
I have generally utilized a low-dose buprenorphine initiation to t...
Join for free or sign in to see the full answer