PULSE: Reach for the Sky: Efficacy of High Dose Buprenorphine Dosing
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Target Audience
Pharmacist
Learning Objectives
1. Recognize standard buprenorphine dosing for treatment of opioid use disorder.
2. Describe the ceiling effect related to the pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine.
3. Discuss the efficacy of high-dose buprenorphine dosing for treatment of opioid use disorder.
New medications and new guidelines are constantly being released. Pharmacists need a mechanism to keep up with these new medications and guidelines.
Harrison Ferro, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE PharmacyThe UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.