Drug Interactions & Safety at AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

13 sessions on drug interactions & safety · November 12–15, 2026, Memphis, TN. Compare drug interactions & safety at other meetings →

Friday, November 13

10:40–12:10 · Session · Case Conference
An ICD for Harm Reduction: Methadone-Associated Torsades de Pointes in a Patient With Opioid Use Disorder
Michelle Williamson
Case of a man with opioid use disorder who developed torsades de pointes on methadone and other QT-prolonging exposures. Discusses withdrawal management, methadone retitration, and the decision to place a subcutaneous ICD as a harm reduction measure.
Opioid Use Disorder · Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry
15:30–17:00 · Oral abstract
When Prescribed Opioids Fail: Comparing Recall Patterns between Medications for Opioid Use Disorder versus Other Opioids Used for Pain
Julio Nunes
Compares product recall patterns for medications for opioid use disorder and opioids prescribed for pain.
Opioid Use Disorder

Cracking the Black Box of the Illicit Drug Supply: Clinically Relevant Insights from Drug Checking Data in San Diego — Joseph Friedma
From Methadone 200 mg/day to Brixadi: Successful Inpatient Transition Using Low-Dose Buprenorphine Induction for Persistent QTc Prolongation — Michelle Williamson
Intravenous Use of Bupropion as a Cocaine Substitute: Examining its Acute Clinical Effects in a Psychiatric Crisis Center — Dennis Grapsas
Methylene Blue’s Clues: Misuse, Mania, and Malignant Catatonia — Joshua Rhudy
Short-Term Use of Kratom Resulting in Severe Hyponatremia: A Case Report. — Neha Agrawal
Use of Diazoxide in Management of Methadone-Induced Hypoglycemia — Morgan Barnett
Reversible Cardiogenic Shock and Multiorgan Dysfunction Following 7-Hydroxymitragynine Overdose in an Adolescent: A Case Report — Alec Pupo
Severe Gambling Disorder Precipitated by Compounded Cyp Inhibition from Kratom and an Ssri in a Patient on Low-Dose Aripiprazole: A Novel Three-Way Pharmacokinetic Interaction — Zakariya Irfanullah
When Muscle Relaxation Unravels: A Case of Tizanidine Withdrawal — Claudia Cruz
Life-Threatening Cardiotoxicity from Chronic High-Dose Loperamide Misuse: A Case Report — Gulcan Yildiz

Workshop · Workshops
Kratom 2.0: High-Potency Alkaloids and Emerging Clinical Syndromes
Cornel Stanciu
Covers high-potency kratom alkaloid products and the new clinical syndromes and management questions they raise.
Substance Use Disorders