Additionally, it is extremely dangerous to self-administer non-prescribed benzodiazepines or other CNS depressants (including alcohol) while taking BTODs.
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ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 10 – October 2018Buprenorphine/Naloxone Products List4
Buprenorphine/naloxone products include:
- Suboxone SL film in strengths of buprenorphine 2 mg/naloxone 0.5 mg, buprenorphine 4 mg/naloxone 1 mg, buprenorphine 8 mg/naloxone 2 mg, and buprenorphine 12 mg/naloxone 3 mg
- Bunavail buccal film in strengths of buprenorphine 2.1 mg/naloxone 0.3 mg, buprenorphine 4.2 mg/naloxone 0.7 mg, and buprenorphine 6.3 mg/naloxone 1 mg
- Zubsolv SL tablet in strengths of buprenorphine 0.7 mg/naloxone 0.18 mg, buprenorphine 1.4 mg/naloxone 0.36 mg, buprenorphine 2.9 mg/naloxone 0.71 mg, buprenorphine 5.7 mg/naloxone 1.4 mg, buprenorphine 8.6 mg/naloxone 2.1 mg, and buprenorphine 11.4 mg/naloxone 2.9 mg
- Buprenorphine/naloxone generic SL tablet, in strengths of buprenorphine 2 mg/naloxone 0.5 mg, buprenorphine 8 mg/naloxone 2 mg, buprenorphine 12 mg/naloxone 3 mg, and buprenorphine 16 mg/naloxone 4 mg
Price4
Sixty pouches of Suboxone SL film cost approximately $328 (2 mg/0.5 mg), $587 (4 mg/1 mg and 8 mg/2 mg), and $1,174 (12 mg/3 mg), according to Lexi-Drugs. Thirty generic SL tablets of buprenorphine/naloxone cost approximately $175 (2 mg/0.5 mg) and $313 (8 mg/2 mg).
Read the emergency medicine commentary on Suboxone.
Dr. Kaufman is a board-certified geriatric pharmacist, a pharmacist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, and a freelance medical writer and editor.
References
- Drugs @ FDA, Suboxone prescribing information. U.S. Food and Drug Administration website. Accessed September 28, 2018.
- Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC §823(g) (1974).
- Buprenorphine. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website. Accessed September 28, 2018.
- Buprenorphine/naloxone products. Lexicomp Online [database online]. Hudson, OH: Wolters Kluwer Clinical Drug Information. Updated May 3, 2018. Accessed May 15, 2018.
- Office-based buprenorphine therapy for opioid dependence: important information for prescribers. BTOD REMS website. Accessed September 28, 2018.
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One Response to “Suboxone 101: The Skinny on This Opioid-Dependence Drug”
November 25, 2019
Brad ErwinThanks for mentioning that Suboxone should be administered as a part of a program that includes support and counseling because it is a schedule III substance used to combat opioid dependence. My brother is trying to get rid of his addiction so that he can start to take back his life and focus on the parts of life that are important to him. I will be sure to recommend he look for a treatment center that has the necessary qualifications to administer suboxone so that he can start on the right foot for this goal.