Generic name:buprenorphine
Dosage form: patch, extended release
Drug class:Narcotic analgesics
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Mar 1, 2021.
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WARNING: ADDICTION, ABUSE and MISUSE; RISK EVALUATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGY (REMS); LIFE-THREATENING RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION; ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE; NEONATAL OPIOID WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; and RISKS FROM CONCOMITANT USE WITH BENZODIAZEPINES OR OTHER CNS DEPRESSANTS
Addiction, Abuse, and Misuse
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