Buprenorphinedrug info
buprenorphine 8 MG Sublingual Tablet
What it is used for
Buprenorphine sublingual tablet is indicated for the treatment of opioid dependence and is preferred for induction. Buprenorphine sublingual tablet should be used as part of a complete treatment plan to include counseling and psychosocial support. Buprenorphine sublingual tablet, contains buprenorphine, a partial opioid agonist, and is indicated for the treatment of opioid dependence and is preferred for induction. Buprenorphine sublingual tablet 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 February 3, 2025. 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 sublingual tablet is uncoated, round, biconvex, white to off-white tablet. It contains buprenorphine hydrochloride USP, a partial agonist at the mu-opioid receptor, and is available in two dosage strengths, 2 mg buprenorphine and 8 mg buprenorphine (as the free base, equivalent to 2.16 mg buprenorphine hydrochloride USP and 8.64 mg buprenorphine hydrochloride USP). Each tablet also contains lactose monohydrate, mannitol, povidone, anhydrous citric acid, sodium citrate, butylated hydroxyanisole, corn starch, pregelatinized starch, and magnesium stearate. Chemically, buprenorphine hydrochloride is (2S)-2-[17-Cyclopropylmethyl-4,5α-epoxy-3-hydroxy-6-methoxy-6α,14-ethano-14α-morphinan-7α-yl]-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol hydrochloride. 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 an off-white crystalline powder, slightly soluble in water, freely soluble in methanol, soluble in alcohol and practically insoluble in cyclohexane. buprenorphine-str
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 3, 2025. 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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