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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 23, 2009 - Issue 2
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COMMENTARY

Buprenorphine for Opioid Dependence

Megan Milne College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Barbara Insley Crouch College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Poison Control Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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E. Martin Caravati Utah Poison Control Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pages 153-155 | Published online: 13 Aug 2009
 
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Abstract

Buprenorphine is a partial mu agonist opioid that is FDA-approved to manage opioid addiction in settings outside of traditional methadone clinics. The clinical uses, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, toxicology, and management of overdoses of buprenorphine are reviewed.

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