07/09/2024
Optimizing Palliative Care: Transitioning from Full Agonist Opioids to Low-Dose Buprenorphine
A small study showed that nearly 90% of patients rotated to tiny doses of buprenorphine had the same pain relief as usual (full agonist) opioids, though at 1/60th the opioid milligram equivalent (OME). This study will help patients switch from full-agonist opioids to the much safer partial-agonist opioid buprenorphine.
