vivitrol and narcotics

[Sunshine98*]

Found out pt has been on vivitrol since Oct last year and 1 opioid rx was dispensed the patient (had surgery). vivitrol did not show up on pmp database with first fill. 2nd rx comes in and patient just got a shot at end of January (bumped up against Medicaid ) is how I found out. I didn't fill it. But anyone else come across a patient being on opioids while on vivitrol?

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[Sparda29]

Found out pt has been on vivitrol since Oct last year and 1 opioid rx was dispensed the patient (had surgery). vivitrol did not show up on pmp database with first fill. 2nd rx comes in and patient just got a shot at end of January (bumped up against Medicaid ) is how I found out. I didn't fill it. But anyone else come across a patient being on opioids while on vivitrol?

Vivitrol and (legit) acute pain

Time for a moral/clinical discussion...yippee... Ah, Vivitrol. You block the mu receptor for months at a time. How recovering addicts must love you. Anyway...dude comes in...admitted...legit pain from trauma. Former Heroin addict...claims he's been clean for months...tox screen actually...

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[Rockinacoustic]

Vivitrol and (legit) acute pain

Time for a moral/clinical discussion...yippee... Ah, Vivitrol. You block the mu receptor for months at a time. How recovering addicts must love you. Anyway...dude comes in...admitted...legit pain from trauma. Former Heroin addict...claims he's been clean for months...tox screen actually...

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@WVUPharm2007

Ah the good old days. Now every thread on here is a financial you-know-what measuring contest

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Which opioid is it?

 

[Sunshine98*]

Which opioid is it?

Hydrocodone

I haven't heard from the dr since, but I was going to ask him about toradol yesterday if he did call back...he didn't...

 

[storyhill2]

I think as an outpatient treatment with an opioid would be tricky with no monitoring or easy way to titrate dose. We uses hydromorphone IV for acute pain in suboxone patients. I have never had a naltrexone injectable patient case before.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Hydrocodone won't be able to overcome naltrexone blockade at normal doses. It's pointless. Unless they are selling it, then it makes sense.

 

[Sunshine98*]

Doc cancelled the rx.