Davis's Drug Guide
buprenorphine
General
High Alert Medication: This medication bears a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when it is used in error.
**REMS Drug**
Pronunciation:
byoo-pre-nor-feen
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- Belbuca
- Brixadi
- Buprenex
- Butrans
- Sublocade
- Subutex
Ther. Class.
Pharm. Class.
opioid agonists antagonists
Controlled Substance Schedule: III
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Citation
Vallerand, April Hazard., et al. "Buprenorphine." Davis's Drug Guide, 19th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2026. www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51114/all/buprenorphine.
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC, . Buprenorphine. Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51114/all/buprenorphine. Accessed April 4, 2026.
Vallerand, A. H., Sanoski, C. A., & , (2026). Buprenorphine. In Davis's Drug Guide (19th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51114/all/buprenorphine
Vallerand AHA, Sanoski CAC, . Buprenorphine [Internet]. In: Davis's Drug Guide. F.A. Davis Company; 2026. [cited 2026 April 04]. Available from: https://www.drugguide.com/ddo/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/51114/all/buprenorphine.
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