Acute Pain Management in Patients on MOUD: A Practical Guide

August 2026

Treating acute pain can be challenging in patients taking meds for opioid use disorder (MOUD)...buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone.

MOUD are intended to treat opioid use disorder, not acute pain.

But adding opioids (morphine, etc) for pain relief on top of MOUD can increase the risk of side effects, overdose, or relapse.

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Acute Pain Acute Pain Management in Patients on MOUD: A Practical Guide