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Although buprenorphine–naloxone may be less effective than methadone, it can be prescribed by qualifying office-based physicians.<ref name="pmid18458279">{{cite journal| author=Sullivan LE, Fiellin DA| title=Narrative review: buprenorphine for opioid-dependent patients in office practice. | journal=Ann Intern Med | year= 2008 | volume= 148 | issue= 9 | pages= 662-70 | pmid=18458279 | Although buprenorphine–naloxone may be less effective than methadone<ref name="pmid15677600">{{cite journal| author=Schottenfeld RS, Chawarski MC, Pakes JR, Pantalon MV, Carroll KM, Kosten TR| title=Methadone versus buprenorphine with contingency management or performance feedback for cocaine and opioid dependence. | journal=Am J Psychiatry | year= 2005 | volume= 162 | issue= 2 | pages= 340-9 | pmid=15677600 | ||
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15677600 | doi=10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.340 }} [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16246888 Review in: Evid Based Ment Health. 2005 Nov;8(4):112] <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref>, it has more predictable dosing<ref name="pmid15720937">{{cite journal| author=Simoens S, Matheson C, Bond C, Inkster K, Ludbrook A| title=The effectiveness of community maintenance with methadone or buprenorphine for treating opiate dependence. | journal=Br J Gen Pract | year= 2005 | volume= 55 | issue= 511 | pages= 139-46 | pmid=15720937 | |||
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15720937 | pmc=PMC1463190 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref>, and can be prescribed by qualifying office-based physicians.<ref name="pmid18458279">{{cite journal| author=Sullivan LE, Fiellin DA| title=Narrative review: buprenorphine for opioid-dependent patients in office practice. | journal=Ann Intern Med | year= 2008 | volume= 148 | issue= 9 | pages= 662-70 | pmid=18458279 | |||
| url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18458279 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref> | | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18458279 }} <!--Formatted by http://sumsearch.uthscsa.edu/cite/--></ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Revision as of 06:42, 8 October 2009
In pharmacology, buprenorphine is "a derivative of the opioid alkaloid thebaine that is a more potent and longer lasting analgesic than morphine. It appears to act as a partial agonist at mu and kappa opioid receptors and as an antagonist at delta receptors. The lack of delta-agonist activity has been suggested to account for the observation that buprenorphine tolerance may not develop with chronic use."[1]
History
In the United States, an injectable version was approved with a New Drug Application (NDA) by the FDA in 1981.[2] An oral/sublingual version (Subutex) was approved with a New Drug Application (NDA) by the FDA in 2002.[3] An oral/sublingual version combined with naloxone (Suboxone) was approved with a New Drug Application (NDA) by the FDA in 2002.[4]
An injectable generic version was approved with a Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) in 1996.[5]
Uses
Opiate withdrawal
Buprenorphine is more effective than clonidine or lofexidine and possibly more effective than methadone for treating opiate withdrawal according to a meta-analysis by the Cochrane Collaboration.[6]
Opiate dependence
Although buprenorphine–naloxone may be less effective than methadone[7], it has more predictable dosing[8], and can be prescribed by qualifying office-based physicians.[9]
External links
The most up-to-date information about Buprenorphine and other drugs can be found at the following sites.
- Buprenorphine - FDA approved drug information (drug label) from DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
- Buprenorphine - Drug information for consumers from MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine).
- Buprenorphine - Detailed information from DrugBank.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Buprenorphine (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Drugs@FDA. U S Food and Drug Administration
- ↑ Drugs@FDA. U S Food and Drug Administration
- ↑ Drugs@FDA. U S Food and Drug Administration
- ↑ Drugs@FDA. U S Food and Drug Administration
- ↑ Gowing L, Ali R, White JM (2009). "Buprenorphine for the management of opioid withdrawal.". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD002025. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD002025.pub4. PMID 19588330. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Schottenfeld RS, Chawarski MC, Pakes JR, Pantalon MV, Carroll KM, Kosten TR (2005). "Methadone versus buprenorphine with contingency management or performance feedback for cocaine and opioid dependence.". Am J Psychiatry 162 (2): 340-9. DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.340. PMID 15677600. Research Blogging. Review in: Evid Based Ment Health. 2005 Nov;8(4):112
- ↑ Simoens S, Matheson C, Bond C, Inkster K, Ludbrook A (2005). "The effectiveness of community maintenance with methadone or buprenorphine for treating opiate dependence.". Br J Gen Pract 55 (511): 139-46. PMID 15720937. PMC PMC1463190.
- ↑ Sullivan LE, Fiellin DA (2008). "Narrative review: buprenorphine for opioid-dependent patients in office practice.". Ann Intern Med 148 (9): 662-70. PMID 18458279.