buprenorphine
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- noun
- /ˌbjuːprɪˈnɔːrfiːn/
- Specialized
- So with buprenorphine, some people may just want to show up and get a dose and that's it.
- buprenorphine-naloxone
- buprenorphine treatment
- prescribe buprenorphine
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- Suboxone or buprenorphine is a superior, somewhat superior people think to methadone is widely available.
Examples
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A total of 696 clients were treated with methadone and 347 with buprenorphine.
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One of our buprenorphine sites is also going to be moving into another protocol.
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Ten programs provide both methadone and buprenorphine, and one program provides buprenorphine only.
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Among other things, the study pointed out the reasons for differences between methadone and buprenorphine programs.
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Comprehensive care within methadone or buprenorphine treatment -- both in detoxification and maintenance programs -- is quite rare.
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Today, there are a number of effective pain medications available to pets, like gabapentin, buprenorphine, and tramadol.
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For example, research could promote understanding of what doses of buprenorphine/naloxone are most effective on the basis of a person's level of tolerance of opioids.
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In addition to the substitution centers, an unknown number of physicians prescribe buprenorphine in their practices to an unknown number of patients.
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The increasing use of buprenorphine for detoxification and maintenance demonstrates how this Congressional action helped reduce barriers to agonist treatment.
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Buprenorphine is often prescribed to help patients manage their buprenorphine effectively.
Synonyms
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A medicine taken by mouth that blocks the effect of drugs like heroin and helps people stop drinking alcohol
A man-made medicine that helps people with heroin addiction by reducing withdrawal symptoms
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word buprenorphine was made by scientists and includes the ending -orphine, which links it to morphine ('a well-known pain drug'). The first part bu- shows it is a 'made' or changed version of morphine, so the name helps you remember it is a medicine like morphine used for pain and to help people reduce their use of stronger pain medicines.