-INITIAL DOSES should begin when objective signs of moderate opioid withdrawal appear and not less than 6 hours after the patient last used opioids to avoid precipitating an opioid withdrawal syndrome: Suboxone Sublingual Film: Day 1: up to 8 mg/2 mg sublingually; administer as an initial dose...
Still, developing an addiction to these medications is unlikely due to the "ceiling effect" achieved by Zubsolv and Suboxone. This ceiling effect prevents you from feeling any added effects from taking higher doses. Onset and Duration of Action ...
We do not generally use doses higher than 24mg per day as there is little evidence that they improve outcomes, and higher doses may increase the risk of diversion [9]. The Maintenance Phase is defined by the patient being stable, doing well on a steady dose of Buprenorphine, and is ...