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Transition From Full Mu Opioid Agonists to Buprenorphine in Opioid Dependent Patients—A Critical Review
Methadone, a full opioid agonist at the mu-, kappa-, and delta-receptor, and buprenorphine, a partial agonist at the mu receptor, are first-line medications in opioid maintenance treatment. Transition from methadone to buprenorphine may precipitate withdrawal, and no accepted algorithm for this proc...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8650116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34887748 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.718811 |