Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Clinical Guidance

How to Manage Methadone

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Unless you work in a federally funded methadone clinic, known as an opioid treatment program (OTP), you won’t be managing methadone long term or making dose adjustments on your own.

Clinical Guidance

Perioperative Management of Patients on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Dr. Capurso, Dr. Puzantian, and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) can complicate pain control during and after surgery.

Clinical Guidance

Example of a Modified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Score

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Example of a Modified Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Score

Clinical Guidance

How to Manage and Taper Buprenorphine

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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After you have initiated buprenorphine, see patients weekly at first to make sure the dose is right.

Clinical Guidance

How to Discuss and Initiate Extended-Release Naltrexone (Vivitrol)

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Extended-release naltrexone injection (XR-NTX) is an effective medication for some patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Clinical Guidance

How to Discuss and Initiate Buprenorphine

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Dr. Capurso, Dr. Puzantian, and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Induction refers to the process of starting a patient on buprenorphine (with or without naloxone; the combination product is most often preferred).

Clinical Guidance

How to Choose the Right Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Dr. Capurso, Dr. Puzantian, and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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The purpose of this fact sheet is not to provide details on pharmacology or the use of these medications, but rather to help you decide which might be best for a given patient.

Clinical Guidance

Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Dr. Capurso, Dr. Puzantian, and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) is an 11-item scale designed to be administered by a clinician.

Clinical Guidance

Practical Tips for Using the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Dr. Capurso, Dr. Puzantian, and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) is an 11-item scale used for rating the degree of opioid withdrawal.

Clinical Guidance

Opioid Withdrawal: Time Course and Symptoms

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Dr. Capurso, Dr. Puzantian, and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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It’s hard to predict whether a particular person will experience withdrawal or how severe their symptoms will be.