A prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms of opiate withdrawal such as agitation, nausea and insomnia. Buprenorphine is more weakly addictive and has a lower risk of overdose than methadone. The effects last for about three days. Buprenorphine is sold under the brand name of Subutex [..]

A mixed opiate agonist/antagonist medication approved by the FDA in October 2002 for the treatment of opioid addiction (e.g., heroin).

n. an analgesic which acts on opioid receptors, thus, treating moderate to severe types of pain. (Trade name: Buprenex) An opioid itself, it is similar to codeine, morphine, and heroin but its propert [..]

An opoid analgesic with agonist and antagonist abilities that is used to treat moderate to severe pain.

Buprenorphine (Norspan) is indicated for moderate to severe pain which includes chronic severe disabling pain, particularly non-cancer pain which does not respond to non-narcotics.

A derivative of the opioid alkaloid Thebaine that is a more potent and longer lasting analgesic than Morphine. It appears to act as a partial agonist at mu and kappa Opioid Receptors and as an antagon [..]

A derivative of the opioid alkaloid THEBAINE that is a more potent and longer lasting analgesic than MORPHINE. It appears to act as a partial agonist at mu and kappa opioid receptors and as an antagon [..]