Buprenorphine Microdosing for the Pain and Palliative Care Clinician
Journal of Palliative Medicine December 20, 2021 Kyle Quirk, Maximillian H. Stevenson
Buprenorphine (BUP) can be a safe and effective alternative to traditional opioids for many patients with chronic pain. For patients on higher doses of opioids, rotation to BUP is complicated by the requirement of an opioid-free interval or withdrawal during the transition. Microdosing inductions, in which BUP is gradually titrated, while full agonist opioids are continued, are a viable...