buprenorphine
noun
Note: Buprenorphine is administered by injection to control pain, is used in the form of a transdermal skin patch to control pain or treat opioid dependence, and is used in combination with naloxone in the form of a dissolvable tablet placed under the tongue or film placed inside the cheek to treat opioid dependence.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2024
Many jails and prisons—places where people with substance-use disorders endlessly cycle—refuse to prescribe methadone and buprenorphine.
—Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
In fact, buprenorphine prescriptions for adolescents declined as overdose deaths for 10- to 19-year-olds more than doubled.
—Martha Bebinger, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
Staff found amphetamines and buprenorphine in the patients' systems.
—Axios Portland, Axios, 17 July 2024
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buprenorphine
noun
Note: Buprenorphine is administered by injection to control pain, is used in the form of a transdermal skin patch to control pain or treat opioid dependence, and is used in combination with naloxone in the form of a dissolvable tablet placed under the tongue or film placed inside the cheek to treat opioid dependence. Trademarks for preparations containing buprenorphine include Bunavail, Buprenex, Butrans, Subutex, Suboxone, and Zubsolv.
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