Buprenorphine is a weak partial mu-opioid receptor agonist and a weak kappa-opioid receptor antagonist used for the treatment of severe pain. It is also commonly used as an alternative to methadone for the treatment of severe opioid addiction. Buprenorphine is commercially available as the brand name product Suboxone which is formulated in a 4:1 fixed-dose c...
Buprenorphine is available in different formulations, such as sublingual tablets, buccal films, transdermal films, and injections, alone or in combination with naloxone.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Caba, Argentina
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital, Oakland, California, United States
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, United States
CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
New York Harm Reduction Educators, New York, New York, United States
BOOM!Health Harm Reduction Center, Bronx, New York, United States
Washington Heights CORNER Project, New York, New York, United States
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