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: 1248-1249. PMID: 39186298, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3977.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
ASAM Clinical Considerations: Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder for Individuals Using High-potency Synthetic Opioids
Weimer M, Herring A, Kawasaki S, Meyer M, Kleykamp B, Ramsey K. ASAM Clinical Considerations: Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder for Individuals Using High-potency Synthetic Opioids. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 632-639. PMID: 37934520, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001202.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh potency synthetic opioidsOpioid use disorderBuprenorphine initiationBuprenorphine treatmentTreatment needsUse disordersClinical considerationsExpert consensusSynthetic opioidsTreatment of OUDProspective researchOpioid agonist treatmentLong-term treatmentDrug supplyPatients' treatment needsOpioid withdrawalBuprenorphine doseOUD treatmentAgonist treatmentDosing frequencyClinical questionsFrontline cliniciansClinical practiceTreatment settingsIndividualized strategies
2022
Management of opioid use disorder, opioid withdrawal, and opioid overdose prevention in hospitalized adults: A systematic review of existing guidelines
Calcaterra SL, Bottner R, Martin M, Englander H, Weinstein ZM, Weimer MB, Lambert E, Ronan MV, Huerta S, Zaman T, Ullal M, Peterkin AF, Torres‐Lockhart K, Buresh M, O'Brien MT, Snyder H, Herzig SJ. Management of opioid use disorder, opioid withdrawal, and opioid overdose prevention in hospitalized adults: A systematic review of existing guidelines. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 17: 679-692. PMID: 35880821, PMCID: PMC9474657, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12908.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid overdose preventionOpioid withdrawalOpioid useOUD treatmentOverdose preventionShort-acting opioid analgesicsOpioid use disorder managementAcute pain managementUse of methadoneOpioid use disorderEvaluation II (AGREE II) instrumentAppraisal of GuidelinesOpioid withdrawal managementUse of multimodalOpioid overdose reversalMethadone initiationNonopioid therapyHospitalized adultsBuprenorphine treatmentOpioid analgesicsPain managementTreatment guidelinesDiagnostic Statistical ManualOvid MEDLINEEdition criteriaPerioperative 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