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COWS — Opioid Withdrawal Scale
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale. Guides buprenorphine induction timing and severity monitoring.
References
- Wesson DR, Ling W. The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS). J Psychoactive Drugs. 2003;35(2):253-259.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
- Buprenorphine · Opioid partial agonist (μ-receptor partial agonist, κ-antagonist)
- Buprenorphine (Opioid Dependence) · Partial Opioid Agonist (Opioid Substitution Therapy)
- Buprenorphine / Naloxone (Sublingual) · Opioid Partial Agonist — Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST)
- Clonidine · Alpha-2 Adrenoceptor Agonist (ADHD / Opioid Withdrawal / Tic Disorders)
- Buprenorphine with naloxone · Partial mu-agonist + opioid antagonist (opioid dependence)
- Buprenorphine (Surgical — Analgesia) · Opioid Analgesic (Partial Agonist)
Pathways
- Acute Psychosis Management · NICE CG178 2014
- Depression Management · NICE CG90 2022
- Lithium Therapy Monitoring · NICE CG185 / BNF
- Alcohol Withdrawal Management · NICE CG115 2010 / BNF
- Eating Disorder Assessment · NICE CG9 2017 / MARSIPAN
- Serotonin syndrome · Hunter criteria (Dunkley 2003); TOXBASE/NPIS; BNF
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.