Course Summary
An opioid use disorder is a complex process that is caused by repeated exposure to the drugs, and there are genetic, psychological, social, and physical factors that contribute to its development. Repeated use of an opioid provides strong physical and psychological motivators to continue taking it and strong physical and psychological discouragements to stop. Buprenorphine-naloxone is discussed in terms of the treatment of opioid substance use with the primary goal of treatment being to discourage patients from using. Varied methods of drug use and existing treatment options aimed at prevention as well as the clinical risks and side effects of buprenorphine-naloxone treatment are reviewed.
Course Format
Homestudy
Course Syllabus
- I. Introduction
- II. Opioid Use and Clinical Effects
- 1. Opioid Mechanism of Action and Clinical Effects
- III. Prescribing Opioids and Hazards of Use
- IV. Pharmacological Profile of Buprenorphine and Naloxone
- 1. Buprenorphine
- 2. Naloxone
- V. Opioid Use Disorder
- 1. Physiological Effects
- 2. Withdrawal
- 3. Medically Supervised Opioid Withdrawal
- 4. Steps of Buprenorphine-Naloxone Use
- 5. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- VI. Buprenorphine Overdose and Pediatric Exposure
- 1. Vivitrol
- 2. Evzio
- 3. Case Study: Buprenorphine-Naloxone Use and Medical Treatment
- 4. Case Study 2: Suboxone Treatment
- 5. Case Study 3: Suboxone Treatment
- VII. Summary
Author
Kellie Wilson, PharmD
Kellie Wilson is a Doctor of Pharmacy practicing in Anaconda, Montana, where she lives with her husband and four children. She attended the University of Montana in Missoula where she graduated in 2009 with a doctorate in pharmacy. She later worked in Boise, Idaho for a large, retail pharmacy for 2 years, and then returned home to Montana to oversee an independently owned retail and long-term care pharmacy in Anaconda. As an independent retail pharmacist she has become very involved in psychiatric pharmacy for two major behavioral health organizations that are located around all of Montana. Kellie’s passion is retail pharmacy because she enjoys the interactions with customers as well as the challenges and rewards of staying current with the continuous changes in the pharmacy field.