Generic name: Butorphanol tartrate
Dosage form: injection, solution
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Nov 1, 2020.
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WARNING: ADDICTION, ABUSE, AND MISUSE; LIFE-THREATENING RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION; NEONATAL OPIOID WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; and RISKS FROM CONCOMITANT USE WITH BENZODIAZEPINES OR OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS
Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse
Butorphanol tartrate injection exposes patients and other users to the risks of opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse, which can lead to overdose and death. Assess each patient's risk prior to prescribing Butorphanol tartrate injection, and monitor all patients regularly for the development of these behaviors or conditions (see WARNINGS).
Life-Threatening Respiratory Depression
Serious, life-threatening, or fatal respiratory depression may occur with use of Butorphanol tartrate injection. Monitor for respiratory depress...
