2024
Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder—An Essential Medical Treatment
Weimer M, Morford K. Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder—An Essential Medical Treatment. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184 PMID: 39186298, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3977.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Low-dose Initiation of Buprenorphine in Hospitalized Patients Using Buccal Buprenorphine: A Case Series
Adams K, Cohen S, Guerra M, Weimer M. Low-dose Initiation of Buprenorphine in Hospitalized Patients Using Buccal Buprenorphine: A Case Series. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 474-476. PMID: 37579114, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderBuprenorphine initiationSublingual buprenorphineChronic painBuccal buprenorphineCase seriesClinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) scoresAddiction medicine serviceLow dose initiationSevere opioid withdrawalHistory of heroinOutpatient opioidsOpioid withdrawalAcute painFentanyl useHospitalized patientsMedian lengthPrescription refillsMedian numberModerate withdrawalInitiation strategiesBuprenorphineMedicine servicePatientsUse disorders
2022
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Buprenorphine
Neale KJ, Weimer MB, Davis MP, Jones KF, Kullgren JG, Kale SS, Childers J, Broglio K, Merlin JS, Peck S, Francis SY, Bango J, Jones CA, Sager Z, Ho JJ. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Buprenorphine. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2022, 26: 120-130. PMID: 36067137, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0399.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsPalliative carePain managementPartial mu-opioid receptor agonistSerious illnessMu-opioid receptor agonistTop Ten TipsOpioid use disorderLife-limiting illnessPC cliniciansCare cliniciansOpioid misuseBuprenorphine useReceptor agonistNurse practitionersUse disordersPopulation-wide trendsIllnessBuprenorphineCliniciansPatientsAgonistsPharmacistsPhysiciansCareSocial workersPerioperative Buprenorphine Management A Multidisciplinary Approach
Hickey T, Abelleira A, Acampora G, Becker WC, Falker CG, Nazario M, Weimer MB. Perioperative Buprenorphine Management A Multidisciplinary Approach. Medical Clinics Of North America 2022, 106: 169-185. PMID: 34823729, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAcetaminophenAgedAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthroplasty, Replacement, HipBuprenorphineCombined Modality TherapyDrug CompoundingFemaleHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMaleOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPainPain ManagementPain, PostoperativePerioperative CareReceptors, Opioid, muConceptsOpioid use disorderBuprenorphine treatmentMu-opioid receptor availabilityAgonist opioid treatmentMultimodal analgesic strategyAnti-inflammatory drugsLong-term buprenorphine treatmentAnalgesic strategiesNonopioid adjunctsOpioid treatmentPerioperative strategiesHospital dischargePerioperative managementBuprenorphine formulationsSimultaneous administrationRegional anesthesiaEffective treatmentUse disordersReceptor availabilityMultidisciplinary approachBuprenorphinePatientsTreatmentPainAnesthesia
2021
Low Dose Initiation of Buprenorphine: A Narrative Review and Practical Approach
Cohen SM, Weimer MB, Levander XA, Peckham AM, Tetrault JM, Morford KL. Low Dose Initiation of Buprenorphine: A Narrative Review and Practical Approach. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2021, 16: 399-406. PMID: 34954746, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow dose initiationFull opioid agonistsDose initiationOpioid withdrawal symptomsOpioid agonistsBuprenorphine doseWithdrawal symptomsHigh potency synthetic opioidsOpioid use disorderAppropriate clinical situationsMu-opioid receptorsBuprenorphine initiationOpioid withdrawalStarting doseOutpatient settingCare coordinationDose changesOverdose deathsCurrent evidenceUse disordersBuprenorphineTherapeutic levelsClinical situationsSynthetic opioidsNarrative reviewRemoving One Barrier to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Weimer MB, Wakeman SE, Saitz R. Removing One Barrier to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. JAMA 2021, 325: 1147-1148. PMID: 33630020, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.0958.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Primary Care-Based Models for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review.
Korthuis PT, McCarty D, Weimer M, Bougatsos C, Blazina I, Zakher B, Grusing S, Devine B, Chou R. Primary Care-Based Models for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: A Scoping Review. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 166: 268-278. PMID: 27919103, PMCID: PMC5504692, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2149.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid use disorderMedication-assisted treatmentPrimary care settingCare settingsUse disordersPrimary care-based modelU.S. primary care settingsDiverse health care settingsPrimary care variesHealth care settingsOUD treatmentCare modelCare variesPsychosocial servicesHealthcare ResearchUnique milieuCareScoping ReviewTreatmentDisordersCommunity educationLiterature reviewReportSettingBuprenorphine