Micro-dosing Intravenous Buprenorphine to Rapidly Transition From Full Opioid Agonists

We report a novel approach to micro-dosing using intravenous buprenorphine. Two patients, one on methadone maintenance and another requiring postoperative opioid analgesia, were transitioned to buprenorphine with concurrent full-agonist opioids and without precipitated withdrawal.
Source: Journal of Addiction Medicine - Category: Addiction Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research