Generic name: buprenorphine (oral/sublingual) [ BUE-pre-NOR-feen ]
Brand name: Subutex
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
What is buprenorphine?
Buprenorphine is an opioid medication. Buprenorphine sublingual tablets (given under the tongue) are a prescription medicine used to treat opioid addiction (either prescription or illegal drugs), as part of a complete treatment program that also includes counseling and behavioral therapy.
Buprenorphine sublingual tablets are most often used for the first 1 or 2 days to help you start with treatment.
Other forms of buprenorphine are used to treat moderate to severe pain.
Warnings
Buprenorphine sublingual tablets are not for use as a pain medication.
MISUSE OF OPIOID MEDICINE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH. Keep buprenorphine in a place where others cannot get to it.
Taking buprenorphine during pregnancy may cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in the newborn.
Fatal side effects can occur if you use buprenorphine with alcohol, or with other drugs that cause drowsiness or slow your breathing.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to buprenorphine, or:
if you have used another narcotic drug within the past 4 hours.
To make sure buprenorphine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:
methadone treatment;
breathing problems, sleep apnea;
abnormal curvature of the spine that affects breathing;
liver disease (especially hepatitis B or C);
kidney disease;
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