Manufacturer
RECKITT BENCKISER HEALTHCARE (UK) LTD
Contents
Buprenorphine HCl
Indication
Opioid dependence, Moderate to severe pain, Premedication before anaesthesia
Instruction
Sublingual administration by which substances diffuse into the blood through tissues under the tongue.
Drug interaction
Plasma-buprenorphine concentrations may be affected when co-administered w/ drugs that induce or inhibit CYP3A4 isoenzyme. Enhanced depressant effects of other CNS depressants, other opiate agonists, anaesth, antihistamines, muscle relaxants, tranquilisers (e.g. phenothiazines), sedatives and hypnotics (e.g. benzodiazepines). Increased and/or prolonged activity w/ drugs that may reduce hepatic blood flow (e.g. halothane). Receiving class IA (e.g. quinidine, procainamide) or class III (e.g. sotalol, amiodarone) antiarrhythmic agents w/ transdermal buprenorphine may increase the risk of QT interval prolongation.Potentially Fatal: Concomitant admin of IV buprenorphine and oral diazepam may produce resp and CV collapse. MAOIs may be additive w/ or may potentiate action of CNS depressants.
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