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Table 1 Patient COWS by individual category [6]

From: Buprenorphine therapy in the setting of induced opioid withdrawal from oral naltrexone: a case report

Time

1000

1100

1230

1315

1445

Resting pulse rate

0

1

0

0

1

Sweating

2

2

2

1

1

Restlessness

3

3

3

0

0

Pupil size

2

2

1

1

1

Bone or joint aches

2

2

1

1

1

Runny nose or tearing

2

2

0

0

0

GI upset

5

3

3

0

0

Tremor

2

1

0

0

0

Yawning

1

1

0

0

1

Anxiety or irritability

2

4

2

0

1

Piloerection (“gooseflesh skin”)

5

5

3

0

0

Score

26

26

15

3

6