Generic name: buprenorphine (injection - buprenex) [ byoo-pre-NOR-feen ]
Brand name: Buprenex
Dosage form: injectable solution (0.3 mg/mL)
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
What is buprenorphine?
This medication guide provides information about the Buprenex brand of buprenorphine injection. Sublocade is another brand of buprenorphine injection used to treat opioid addiction.
Buprenex is an opioid medicine used to treat moderate to severe pain.
Buprenex may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
MISUSE OF OPIOID MEDICINE CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, OR DEATH. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.
Using this medicine during pregnancy may cause life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in the newborn.
Fatal side effects can occur if you use opioid medicine with alcohol, or with other drugs that cause drowsiness or slow your breathing.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Buprenex if you are allergic to buprenorphine, or if you have:
severe asthma or breathing problems; or
a blockage in your stomach or intestines.
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
