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Buprenex Drug Center

Pharmacy Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Buprenex (buprenorphine hydrochloride) injectable is a narcotic drug indicated for the relief of moderate to severe pain. The usual dosage for persons 13 years of age and over is 1 ml Buprenex (buprenorphine) (0.3 mg buprenorphine) given by deep intramuscular or slow (over at least 2 minutes) intravenous injection at up to 6-hour intervals, as needed. Side effects can include nausea, dizziness/vertigo, sweating, headache, hypotension, vomiting, and hypoventilation. Other side effects may occur.

It is not known whether Buprsenex is harmful to an unborn baby. Use of high doses of sublingual buprenorphine in pregnant women showed that buprenorphine passes into the mother's milk. Breast-feeding is therefore not advised in nursing mothers treated with Buprenex.

Our Buprenex Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information as well as related drugs, user reviews, supplements, and diseases, and condition.

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Buprenex Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Buprenex (buprenorphine) is indicated for the relief of moderate to severe pain.

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What is Buprenex Prescribing Information?

Drug Description - Indications & Dosage - Side Effects & Drug Interactions - Warnings & Precautions - Contraindications - Medication Guide and More

What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Buprenex Patient Information: Side Effects

Like other narcotic medicines, buprenorphine injection can slow your breathing. Death may occur if breathing becomes too weak.

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

  • slow or shallow breathing;
  • feeling light-headed, fainting;
  • confusion, unusual thoughts or behavior; or
  • nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, c...

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What is Buprenex Patient Information?

Possible Side Effects - Images - What Is - How Should I Take It - What If I Miss a Dose - What Should I Avoid and More

What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Buprenex Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe ongoing pain (such as due to arthritis, chronic back pain). Buprenorphine belongs to a class of drugs known as narcotic (opiate) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain.

HOW TO USE: Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start using this medication and each time you get a refill. Learn how to properly use, store, and discard the patches. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

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What is Buprenex Consumer Information?

Warnings - Uses - How to Use - Side Effects - Precautions - Drug Interactions and More

Related Resources for Buprenex

© Buprenex Patient Information is supplied by Cerner Multum, Inc. and Buprenex Consumer information is supplied by First Databank, Inc., used under license and subject to their respective copyrights.

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