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2. Buprenorphine/naloxone - Wikipedia

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   Buprenorphine/naloxone, sold under the brand name Suboxone among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication that includes buprenorphine and naloxone. [3] It is used to treat opioid use disorder , and reduces the mortality of opioid use disorder by 50% (by reducing the risk of overdose on full-agonist opioids such as heroin or fentanyl ).

3. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   Where buprenorphine has been adopted as part of public policy, it has dramatically lowered overdose death rates and improved heroin addicts’ chances of staying clean. In 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved both buprenorphine (Subutex) and buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) for the treatment of opiate dependence.

4. Buprenorphine - Wikipedia

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   Buprenorphine, sold under the brand name Subutex among others, is an opioid used to treat opioid use disorder, acute pain, and chronic pain. [18] It can be used under the tongue (sublingual) , in the cheek (buccal) , by injection ( intravenous and subcutaneous ), as a skin patch (transdermal) , or as an implant .

5. Equianalgesic - Wikipedia

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   An equianalgesic chart is a conversion chart that lists equivalent doses of analgesics (drugs used to relieve pain). Equianalgesic charts are used for calculation of an equivalent dose (a dose which would offer an equal amount of analgesia) between different analgesics. [1]

6. List of psychotropic medications - Wikipedia

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   Belbuca, Buprenex, Butrans, Subutex, Probuohine (buprenorphine) - an opioid medicine used to treat moderate to severe pain, and in some formulations to treat opioid use disorder; Belsomra – used to treat insomnia

7. Naltrexone - Wikipedia

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   Unlike methadone and buprenorphine, it is not a controlled medication. [28] It may decrease cravings for opioids after a number of weeks, and decreases the risk of overdose , at least during the time period that naltrexone is still active, though concern about risk of overdose for those stopping treatment remains.

8. FDA approves new type of non-opioid pain medication, 1st of ...

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   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat moderate to severe acute pain. The drug, called Journavx ...

9. Opioid use disorder - Wikipedia

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   [129] [130] While the risk of misuse or overdose is higher with buprenorphine alone compared to the buprenorphine/naloxone combination or methadone, its usage is linked to a decrease in mortality. [ 131 ] [ 7 ] Approved in the U.S. for opioid dependence treatment in 2002, [ 132 ] buprenorphine has since expanded in form, with the FDA approving ...