buprenorphine

American  

[byoo-pruh-nawr-feen] / ˌbyu prəˈnɔr fin /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a narcotic analgesic, C 29 H 41 NO 4 , sometimes administered in the form of its hydrochloride and used for pain relief and as a treatment for opioid addiction.

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buprenorphine British  

/ bjuːˈprɛnɔːfiːn /

noun

1. an opiate used medicinally as a powerful analgesic

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Etymology

Origin of buprenorphine

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Medicaid funding not only expands access to medication-assisted treatment like buprenorphine and methadone, but also funds things like group or individual therapy as well as programs that help people find employment and other aspects of recovery in certain states, said Dr. Elizabeth Stone, who researches health services and policy at Rutgers University.

From Salon

Many factors likely contributed to the decline, including the increase in availability of life-saving overdose reversal medications like naloxone and medication-assisted treatment like buprenorphine, along with decades of harm reduction efforts that ramped up the availability of things like syringe access programs.

From Salon

Researchers analyzed prescriptions filled by U.S. pharmacies for the treatment drug buprenorphine.

From Seattle Times

“People think this is a very complicated medicine and that it requires some sort of complex knowledge to use, when that’s just not the case,” said Dr. Ryan Marino of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland who has treated hundreds of people with buprenorphine.

From Seattle Times

More doctors are prescribing buprenorphine, but “getting the bulk of the medical profession to catch up is taking too long,” Saloner said.

From Seattle Times