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Buprenorphine dosing regime for inpatient heroin withdrawal: a symptom-triggered dose titration study

Date

Authors

Lintzeris, Nicholas

Rushworth, Louise

Jolley, Damien

Whelan, Greg

Bammer, Gabriele

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the range of buprenorphine doses required to comfortably alleviate symptoms in patients undergoing inpatient heroin withdrawal using a symptom-triggered titration dosing regime, and to identify the patient characteristics that

Keywords

Keywords: buprenorphine; diamorphine; methadone; adult; article; clinical trial; constipation; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; disease severity; drug dependence; drug detoxification; drug megadose; drug withdrawal; female; headache; hospital patient; h Buprenorphine; Detoxification; Heroin withdrawal; Inpatient titration regime

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85741

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0376-8716(03)00015-2