Opiate Withdrawal Medications
Definition of Opiate Withdrawal:
Opiate withdrawal is an acute state caused by cessation or dramatic reduction of use of opiate drugs that has been heavy and prolonged (several weeks or longer).
Opiates include heroin, morphine, codeine, Oxycontin, Dilaudid, methadone, and others. The reaction frequently includes sweating, shaking, headache, drug craving, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, inability to sleep, confusion, agitation, depression, anxiety, and other behavioral changes.
Drugs associated with Opiate Withdrawal
The following drugs and medications are in some way related to, or used in the treatment of Opiate Withdrawal. This service should be used as a supplement to, and NOT a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners.
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| Robaxin (Pro, More...) generic name: methocarbamol class: skeletal muscle relaxants | 0 review(s) | Not rated Be the first |
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| Catapres (Pro, More...) generic name: clonidine class: antiadrenergic agents, centrally acting | 6 review(s) | Rate It! | 7.0 | |
| Robaxin-750 (More...) generic name: methocarbamol class: skeletal muscle relaxants | 0 review(s) | Not rated Be the first |
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| Catapres-TTS (Pro, More...) generic name: clonidine class: antiadrenergic agents, centrally acting | 2 review(s) | Rate It! | 7.3 | |
| Methadose (Pro, More...) generic name: methadone class: narcotic analgesics | 6 review(s) | Rate It! | 8.2 | |
| Dolophine (Pro, More...) generic name: methadone class: narcotic analgesics | 0 review(s) | Rate It! | 10 | |
| Methadone Diskets (More...) generic name: methadone class: narcotic analgesics | 3 review(s) | Rate It! | 9.2 | |
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