Buprenorphinedrug info
buprenorphine 4 MG / naloxone 1 MG Sublingual Film
What it is used for
Buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film is indicated for treatment of opioid dependence. Buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film should be used as part of a complete treatment plan that includes counseling and psychosocial support. Buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film contains buprenorphine, a partial-opioid agonist, and naloxone, an opioid antagonist, and is indicated for treatment of opioid dependence. Buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film should be used as part of a complete treatment plan that includes counseling and psychosocial support.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 30, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual film is a light orange to dark orange film, imprinted with ‘ A2 ’ on 2 mg/0.5 mg strength, ‘ A4 ’ on 4 mg/1 mg strength, ‘ A8 ’ on 8 mg/2 mg strength and ‘ A12 ’ on 12 mg/3 mg strength. It contains buprenorphine HCl, a mu‐opioid receptor partial agonist, and a kappa‐opioid receptor antagonist, and naloxone HCl dihydrate, an opioid antagonist, at a ratio of 4:1 (ratio of free bases). It is intended for sublingual or buccal administration and is available in four dosage strengths, 2 mg buprenorphine with 0.5 mg naloxone, 4 mg buprenorphine with 1 mg naloxone, 8 mg buprenorphine with 2 mg naloxone and 12 mg buprenorphine with 3 mg naloxone. Each film also contains maltitol, acesulfame potassium, polyethylene glycol, polyethylene oxide, povidone, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, edetate disodium, citric acid monohydrate, sodium citrate, butylated hydroxytoluene, FD&C Yellow No. 6 powder and lemon lime flavor. Chemically, buprenorphine hydrochloride, USP is 6,14-ethenomorphinan-7-methanol, 17- (cyclopropylmethyl)-alpha-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4,5-epoxy-18,19-dihydro-3-hydroxy-6-methoxy-alpha-methyl-, hydrochloride, (alphaS,5alpha,7alpha). It has the following chemical structure: Buprenorphine hydrochloride, USP has the molecular formula C 29 H 41 NO 4
HCl and the molecular weight is 504.10. It is a white or almost white powder. Buprenorphine hydrochloride, USP is sparingly soluble in water, freely soluble in methanol, soluble in alcohol and practically insoluble in cyclohexane. Chemically, naloxone hydrochloride dehydrate, USP is (5 R,9 R,13 S,14 S )-17-Allyl- 3,14-dihydroxy-4,5-epoxymorphinan-6-on hydrochloride Dihydrate. It has the following chemical structure: Naloxone hydrochloride dehydrate, USP has the molecular formula C 19 H 22 ClNO 4
2H 2 O and the molecular weight is 399.87 g/mol. It is a white or almost white powder. Naloxone hydrochloride dehydrate, USP is freely soluble in water, soluble in alcohol, and practically insoluble in toluene and ether. buprenorphine naloxone
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 30, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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